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Cal. Family Code § 6602 (2026)
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Goldberg v. Superior Court, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2228 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994).
Goldberg v. Superior Court, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2228 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). “143 ]); to approve a contract for attorney fees in a lawsuit on behalf of a minor, set fees where no contract was approved and/or reduce fees to a reasonable amount (Fam. Code, § 6602; Estate of Muhammad (1971) 16 Cal.”
Chui v. Chui CA2/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “) and a court must approve a contract for “attorney’s fees for services in litigation” (Fam. Code, § 6602; Chui II, supra, 86 Cal.”
Rivett v. United States (E.D. Cal. 2023). “Code § 3601 ; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . Reasonable 25 expenses and court costs to be paid out of the settlement also must be approved by the court.”
H. v. California Exposition & State Fair (E.D. Cal. 2023). “Code § 3601 ; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . Reasonable 10 expenses and court costs to be paid out of the settlement also must be approved by the court.”
Holgerson v. L&L Trucking (E.D. Cal. 2024). “Code § 3601 ; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . Reasonable 21 expenses and court costs to be paid out of the settlement also must be approved by the court.”
Paul G. v. Monterey Peninsula Unified Sch. Dist. (N.D. Cal. 2020). “Code 19 § 3601; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . 20 III. DISCUSSION 21 Under the proposed settlement, the District will pay a total amount of $35,000 to Plaintiff’s 22 attorney, Ruderman & Knox (“Ruderman”).”
Accordia Life & Annuity Co. v. Nguyen (N.D. Cal. 2020). “Code 5 § 3601; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . 6 III. DISCUSSION 7 A.”
Woloszynska v. Netflix, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2024). “Code § 3601; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . 13 Upon concluding that a minor’s net recovery is fair and reasonable, district courts within 14 the Ninth Circuit commonly order that such funds be deposited into a blocked account for the 15 minor’s benefit.”
The Est. of Valeria Tachiquin Alvarado v. Tackett (S.D. Cal. 2019). “Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . Plaintiffs’ Petition requests that the Court approve 25 attorneys’ fees in the amount of $125,000 representing 25% of the gross settlement amount 26 and costs in the amount of $45,000.”
Shen v. Club Med SAS (S.D. Cal. 2019). “Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . Attorney’s fees and costs are typically controlled 21 by statute, local rule, or local custom.”
S.A.C. v. Cnty. of San Diego (S.D. Cal. 2020). “Code § 3601 ; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . “To determine whether 20 a request for attorney’s fees is reasonable, the court may consider, among other factors, the 21 time and labor required, whether the minor’s representative consented to the fee, the 22 amount of money involved and…”
G.C. v. San Diego Unified Sch. Dist. (S.D. Cal. 2021). “Code § 3601 ; Cal. Fam. Code § 6602 . “To determine whether 4 a request for attorney’s fees is reasonable, the court may consider, among other factors, the 5 time and labor required, whether the minor’s representative consented to the fee, the 6 amount of money involved and the…”
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