Conservatorship of McQueen

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 685.040, 1 a judgment creditor is entitled to the reasonable and necessary costs of enforcing the judgment, including statutory attorney fees “otherwise provided by law.” A motion to claim enforcement costs must, however, be made “before the judgment is satisfied in full.” (§ 685.080, subd. (a).)

In the present case, plaintiff Fessha Taye, conservator of the estate of Ida McQueen, prevailed at trial in an action for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, for which Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.5, subdivision (a)…