Is a spouse not entitled to attorney's fees if they appear in court as a plaintiff?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Trope v. Katz, 28 Cal.App.4th 1409, 34 Cal.Rptr.2d 219 (Cal. App. 1994):

10 Laypersons are not allowed attorney's fees if they appear pro se. (Jacobson v. Simmons Real Estate, supra, 23 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1290-1294, 28 Cal.Rptr.2d 699.)

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