A contract for attorney’s fees for services in litigation, made by or on behalf of a minor, is void unless the contract is approved, on petition by an interested person, by the court in which the litigation is pending or by the court having jurisdiction of the guardianship estate of the minor. If the contract is not approved and a judgment is recovered by or on behalf of the minor, the attorney’s fees chargeable against the minor shall be fixed by the court rendering the judgment.
Cal. Fam. Code § 6602
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 23 Cal. App. 4th 1378 - Goldberg v. Superior Court (1994)
Most recently applied in Del Bino v. Bailey (December 1999)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.