Probate Code section 11955

The expenses of partition shall be equitably apportioned by the court among the parties, but each party must pay the party’s own attorney’s fees. The amount charged to each party shall be included and specified in the order and, to the extent unpaid, constitutes a lien on the property allotted to the party.

Source: Section 11955, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=11955. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_11955

Original Source: Section 11955, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=11955. (last accessed May 12, 2025).