Is a plaintiff entitled to attorney's fees in a divorce action?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Van Diest v. Van Diest, 266 Cal.App.2d 541, 72 Cal.Rptr. 304 (Cal. App. 1968):

Plaintiff claims she was erroneously denied attorney's fees during retrial. Award of attorney's fees in a divorce action is discretionary (Farnsworth v. Farnsworth (1947) 81 Cal.App.2d 380, 383, 184 P.2d 7), and we find no abuse of that discretion.

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