California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kalfin v. Kalfin, G047275 (Cal. App. 2013):
Debra requests her reasonable attorney fees and costs on appeal. As prevailing party she is entitled to an award of costs and attorney fees incurred on appeal, which includes the costs and fees incurred in defending the judgment and the attorney fees award, in an amount to be determined by the trial court. (Evans v. Unkow (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 1490, 1499 ["statute authorizing an attorney fee award at the trial court level includes appellate attorney fees unless the statute specifically provides otherwise"];
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