{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-270","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 270","heading":"","body":"If a court orders a party to pay attorney’s fees or costs under this code, the court shall first determine that the party has or is reasonably likely to have the ability to pay.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [200. - 295.]","PART 5. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS [270. - 274.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a56ef8871200edcf63491f5693c1f195b3e02dfb1a7d7c15a52d181f13c7291b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-246","next":"us-ca/fam-271"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}