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. - [[Case Law/C/Ciprari, In re Marriage of (2019) 32 Cal.App.5th 83|Ciprari, In re Marriage of (2019) 32 Cal.App.5th 83]] - [[Case Law/C/Cueva, In re Marriage of (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 290|Cueva, In re Marriage of (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 290]] - [[Case Law/K/Kevin Q. v. Lauren W. [Kevin Q. II] (2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 633|Kevin Q. v. Lauren W. [Kevin Q. II] (2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 633]] - [[Case Law/R/Ramirez, In re Marriage of (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 336|Ramirez, In re Marriage of (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 336]] - [[Codes & Rules/Family Code/Division 2 - General Provisions (§§ 200 - 295)/Part 5 - Attorney's Fees and Costs (§§ 270 – 274)/Cal. Fam. Code § 270|Cal. Fam. Code § 270]] - [[Codes & Rules/Family Code/Division 6 - Nullity, Dissolution, and Legal Separation (§§ 2000 – 2452)/Cal. Fam. Code § 2032|Cal. Fam. Code § 2032]] - [[Codes & Rules/Family Code/Division 6 - Nullity, Dissolution, and Legal Separation (§§ 2000 – 2452)/Part 1 - General Provisions (2000 - 2129)/Chapter 3.5 - Attorney’s Fees and Costs (§§ 2030 - 2034)/Cal. Fam. Code § 2033|Cal. Fam. Code § 2033]] - [[Codes & Rules/Family Code/Division 6 - Nullity, Dissolution, and Legal Separation (§§ 2000 – 2452)/Part 1 - General Provisions (2000 - 2129)/Chapter 3.5 - Attorney’s Fees and Costs (§§ 2030 - 2034)/Cal. Fam. Code § 2034|Cal. Fam. Code § 2034]]