California Code
PART 5 - ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS
Section 270.

270. 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.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 1994.)