Ex-Husband Had To Spend $208,000 To Prepare For And Engage In Trial.
Marriage of Prunchunas, Case Nos. B319493 et al. (2d Dist., Div. 2 Aug. 21, 2023) (unpublished) is a situation where a lower court imposed $100,000 in Family Code section 271 sanctions against ex-wife where she rejected four favorable settlement offers by ex-husband, who had to incur $208,000 in fees to prepare for and engage in a trial. The appellate court affirmed; ex-wife rejected three pre-trial settlement offers and a post-trial settlement offer, with the latter indicating each side would bear his/her own fees and costs. The rejection of those offers justified the 271 order.