CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Failure to Request in Pleadings
.........Request May be in Trial Brief
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  • Court may award attorney fees even if not prayed for in original pleadings. Request in trial brief treated as informal amendment of pleadings.
  • Court may award attorney fees, even if not prayed for in original pleadings. Request in trial brief treated as informal amendment of pleadings.