Cases: Family Law

In The News and Family Law: Guardian Fees Appear To Have Been Avoided With Latest Dismissal of Guardianship Petition In Octuplets Case

Cases: Family Law, In The News

Fourth District, Division 3 Finds Guardianship Petition Should Have Been Dismissed.      In our May 9 and August 22, 2009 posts, we explored developments in a petition brought by Paul Petersen to undertake certain actions for the alleged benefit of the octuplets of Nadya Suleman. The main battle was Mr. Petersen’s efforts to obtain an […]

Section 998: Losing Plaintiffs Did Obtain A More Favorable Outcome So That 998 Fees Award Had To Be Reversed

Cases: Family Law

  Pre-Offer Costs Showed Plaintiffs Did Beat the 998 Offer.       In the next case, defendants/respondents received a “misfortune cookie.”  Shaffer v. Sassoon, Case No. B207219 (2d Dist., Div. 1 Dec. 30, 2009) (unpublished) is a case showing how Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offers operate in determining the prevailing party, cementing that pre-offer

Family Law: Two Fee Awards Reversed Based On Appearance Of Judicial Bias Or Failure To Weigh "Big Picture" Family Code Section 2032 Factors

Cases: Family Law

  Fourth District, Division 3 Uniformly Reverses One Award, But Splinters On Overturning Another Fee Award.      Here is a very interesting family law decision involving two fee awards, drawing both uniformity and conflict from our own Fourth District, Division 3. The case is Marriage of Reddi, Case No. G040864 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Dec.

Marc And Mike’s Top Twenty Decisions For 2009

Cases: Bankruptcy Efforts, Cases: Consumer Statutes, Cases: Family Law, Cases: Private Attorney General (CCP 1021.5), Cases: Probate, Cases: Sanctions, Cases: SLAPP, Cases: Social Security, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes

Part 1 of 2: First Ten Grouping—Nos. 11-20.      As noted in an earlier post, we have accumulated our “top 20” attorney’s fees decisions, recognizing that we limit the list to published decisions and that the order reflects nothing about the importance of the decision. Rather, we try to survey decisions of interest in different

Family Law: Fee And Sanctions Award Against Wife Sustained On Appeal

Cases: Family Law

Spousal Support Settlement Showed Ability to Pay By Wife; Wife’s Refusal to Sign Escrow Instructions Justified Sanctions.      In our category “Family Law,” we have many times explored the bases for fee awards under Family Code sections 2030/2032 and sanctions awards under Family Code section 271. Here is another one, which shows that awards will

Family Law, Judgment Enforcement, And POOF!: Wild Set Of Facts Convinces Appellate Court To Reverse $307,145.22 Fee Recovery By Husband Against Wife’s Lead Attorneys

Cases: Family Law, Cases: POOF!

Fourth District, Division 3 Finds No Predicate Basis Under CCP Section 724.080 to Award Fees For Failing To Record a Judgment Satisfaction.      Here is a Thanksgiving gift to everyone in a wild family law dispute. We knew that this one would be good when it began this way: “Family law cases, as we said

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