What is the test for paying attorney's fees and costs in a restraining order?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Christner v. Sweeney, H040736 (Cal. App. 2015):
Section 6344, subdivision (a) "states that in connection with a proceeding concerning a domestic violence restraining order, '[a]fter notice and a hearing, the court may issue an order for the payment of attorney's fees and costs of the prevailing party.' [Citation.]" (Loeffler v. Medina (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 1495, 1508, fn. omitted.)
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