1. **Basic Fees**: Attorneys charge fees for their services, outlined in a fee agreement, and these must be reasonable. 2. **Need-Based Fee Awards**: Under [[Cal. Fam. Code § 2030]], the court can order one party to pay the other's attorney fees to ensure fair access to representation, based on need and ability to pay. 3. **Sanctions**: Courts can impose attorney fees as sanctions for litigation misconduct under [[Cal. Fam. Code § 271]] 4. **FLARPL**: Attorneys can secure fees through **[[Family Law Attorney’s Real Property Liens (FLARPL)]]**, which place a lien on real property for unpaid fees. 5. **Requests for Fees**: Parties can file motions to request attorney fees, providing documentation of fees incurred. 6. **Borson Motions**: A [[Borson Motion]] allows an attorney to request fees directly from the court after withdrawing from a case. The motion must be filed before the [[Substitution of Attorney]] is effective.