CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Actions-Types of
.........Probate
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Trial court properly denied trust attorney's request for trustee fees, atty fees, and costs that benefited no one but himself and sprung from his fraud, concealment, and misconduct.

Trial court reasonably concluded the probative value of attorney's prior acts of dubious trust creation for infirm, elderly clients substantially outweighed the potential for prejudice.

Attorney may enforce attorney fee lien against Trust in which client obtained an interest as a pretermitted spouse.