CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Attorney Fees
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Sanctions
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Against Party
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Statutory authority for attorney fee sanctions in family law matters.
Sanctions for false allegations of child abuse.
H2 and W properly ordered to pay H1's atty fees as there was ample evidence they filed FC §7822 petition to impede his visitation with Cs and delay modification request.
F properly ordered to pay $92,000 in atty fees & costs as FC 271 sanctions where his conduct in pursuing contempt proceedings against mother frustrated the policy behind FC 271, delaying resolution of custody issues and increasing costs.
Sanctions properly issued against W for obstreperous conduct.
Sanctions properly awarded against W even if it might result in dissipation of her remaining share of c/p.
Lack of civility by party's attorney is an appropriate basis for sanctions [against party].
Client appropriately sanctioned for conduct of his/her attorney.
$64,500 sanctions against W did not impose unreasonable financial burden as she had real property that was going to be sold from which sanctions could be paid.
Sanctions for motion to reconsider that was not based on newly discovered evidence properly granted.
$100,000 in sanctions properly awarded.
Sanctions were assessable against W for her efforts to avoid her share of income tax liability; court's giving her one last chance to avoid them was proper.
Court properly imposed CC §4370.6 sanctions against W solely for noncooperative actions of her attorney; attorneys generally subject to other sanctions.
$2,500 in sanctions appropriate in DVPA action, when one party refused to convey real property pursuant to earlier stipulated order.
W awarded $15,000 based, in part, on H's delaying tactics and bad faith.
Cases upholding sanction awards against a party.