Legal Question in Family Law in California
Attorney legal fees
Does the court ever request the respondent to pay petitioner legal fees in a pending divorce case?? There are no longer lawyers involved since I could not pay and still owe money. If so what do I file with the court to get this heard??
I am now on welfare with 2 children and he is over $25,000 behind in support. He has now filed for modification of support, he is hiding money from his own small business. Claims to the court that he makes no money and I discovered a bank account that he had deposited over $100,000 into in the past 12 months. I submitted this info to the court in my response, I am sure it will disapear now that he knows I know. What can I do?? FYI, this is in Calif.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Attorney legal fees
You can file a motion for enforcing child support orders and then ask for attorneys fees while you are at it. It will be up to you to prove your need and his ability to pay though.
As always please contact a local attorney in your area before taking legal action.
Good luck!
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Re: Attorney legal fees
The court has the discretion to order him to pay your attorney fees. To get the order, however, you will probably have to prove he has the present ability to pay.