§ 8.01-92 Allowance of attorney fees out of unrepresented shares
In any partition suit when there are unrepresented shares, the court shall allow reasonable fees to the attorney or attorneys bringing the action on account of the services rendered to the parceners unrepresented by counsel of record.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 8-701.1. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1950, at page 96; in 1977, chapter 617; in 2023, chapter 333.
Code 1950, § 8-701.1; 1950, p. 96; 1977, c. 617; 2023, c. 333.