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Humboldt County Adult Protective Services. v. Superior Court, 145981

In a health law action arising after plaintiff agency sought to revoke defendant husband's written advance care directive, the trial court's denial of defendant's request for statutory attorney fees under the Health Care Decisions Law, Probate Code section 4771, is reversed and remanded where plaintiff agency knowingly and deliberately misrepresented both the law and the facts in its petition to the trial court and had no reasonable basis to proceed with its action under the law.

Appellate Information

  • Published 2016/10/24

Judges

  • BANKE

Court

  • California Court of Appeal

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