CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Sanctions
.........Against Attorney
............For Delay
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Counsel merits monetary sanctions for lengthy delay in informing Court of settlement where delay was unsatisfactorily explained, unreasonable and injurious to Court, other appellate parties, and taxpayers.

Code Civ. Proc. §128.5 sanctions may be awarded in contingency fee cases for delay.