CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Discretion
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Court has discretion in proceedings under this chapter to make fee award which is just and reasonable.

Trial court has broad discretion in awarding fees.

Court has broad discretion in awarding attorney fees.

Discretion to award fees belongs to trial court, not Court of Appeal.

Discretion must be guided by fixed legal principles.

Abuse of discretion in fee award must be affirmatively shown; it will not be presumed.