CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Actions-Types of
.........Breach of Fiduciary Duty
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Remedy for breach of fiduciary duty shall include an award of attorney fees and court costs.
  • Attorney fees mandatory when one spouse found to have breached fiduciary duty pursuant to FC 1101(g).
  • As language of Fam. Code §1101 (g) unambiguous and mandatory, family ct. lacked discretion to
    deny H's attorney's fee request after wife breached fiduciary duty in sale of house.
  • Family court could have imposed attorney's fees on W as additional penalty under FC 1101 (h) for fraudulently concealing lottery winnings.