CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Amount
.........Factors Considered
............Gifts From Parents
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It is well within the discretion of the trial court to treat recurrent, regular gifts as income for purposes of awarding attorney fees.

Gifts to mother properly considered as income when evaluating the parties' respective abilities to pay attorney fees in a paternity action.

Court may not make attorney fee order on the assumption that paying spouse's parents will gift money to pay it.