CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Attorney Fees
......Waiver of Right to Fees
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General boilerplate language that intent of MSA was to relinquish claims against the other was sufficient to preclude an award of attorney fees to challenge it.
By not filing a post-trial motion for attorney fees, as ordered by the trial court, W waived the issue on appeal.
While waivers of future rights to attorney’s fees are unenforceable for issues related to children, they are enforceable for spousal support.
Agreement between parents for custodial parent to indemnify noncustodial parent for child support liability relating to child is void.
Waiver of attorney fees by W invalid.
Fees may be awarded for child support action, even when right to fees waived in MSA.
Court may not award fees if party has waived right to fees in pre-1967 MSA.