Family Code - FAM
DIVISION 10. PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [6200 - 6460]
( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. ) PART 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORDERS [6300 - 6389]
( Part 4 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. ) CHAPTER 2. Issuance of Orders [6320 - 6361]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. ) ARTICLE 2. Orders Issuable After Notice and Hearing [6340 - 6347]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. ) 6344.
(a) After notice and a hearing, a court, upon request, shall issue an order for the payment of attorney’s fees and costs for a prevailing petitioner.
(b) After notice and a hearing, the court, upon request, may issue an order for the payment of attorney’s fees and costs for a prevailing respondent only if the respondent establishes
by a preponderance of the evidence that the petition or request is frivolous or solely intended to abuse, intimidate, or cause unnecessary delay.
(c) Before a court awards attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to this section, the court shall first determine pursuant to Section 270 that the party ordered to pay has, or is reasonably likely to have, the ability to pay.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 591, Sec. 2. (AB 2369) Effective January 1, 2023.)