Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.

Standardized language for awarding attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses across 37 sections of the Family Code to ensure consistency in how courts handle financial awards to parties.

Added new sections requiring courts to assess fees against parties who file frivolous suits or fail to comply with orders, ensuring accountability for bad-faith litigation.

Added provisions allowing attorneys to enforce fee orders directly in their own name using debt collection methods, making it easier to collect awarded fees.

Expanded eligibility for fee recovery in child support and custody cases, particularly for amicus attorneys, attorneys ad litem, and guardians ad litem representing children.

Updated definitions to clarify that fees include not only attorney services but also court costs, expenses, and post-judgment interest in many contexts.

Removed formatting errors and inconsistent markup from the original bill text to create a clean, readable version.