Family Code § 6386

CHAPTER 3. Registration and Enforcement of Orders

Current as of September 28, 2026Fam. Code, § 6386Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 154. Effective January 1, 1994.

(a) The court may, in its discretion, appoint counsel to represent the petitioner in a proceeding to enforce the terms of a protective order, as defined in Section 6218.

(b) In a proceeding in which private counsel was appointed by the court pursuant to subdivision (a), the court may order the respondent to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the petitioner.