What relation does an attorney for a party to a divorce case have in the subject matter of the action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marshank v. Superior Court In and For Los Angeles County, 180 Cal.App.2d 602, 4 Cal.Rptr. 593 (Cal. App. 1960):
'Such relation as an attorney for a party to a divorce case has in the subject matter of an action arises solely out of his employment. He had no 'interest' in the subject matter prior to the enactment of section 137.5 and that section does not invest him with any interest therein. Telander v. Telander, 60 Cal.App.2d 207, 210, 140 P.2d 204.
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