CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Attorney Fees
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Actions-Types of
.........Breach of Fiduciary Duty
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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.