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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 2020, chapter 112<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1471409,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368956,"identifier":"54.1-3933","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/5\/54.1-3933","url":"\/54.1-3933\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3933\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/5\/54.1-3933","dublin_core":{"Title":"Decreeing fee out of funds under control of court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3933","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No court<\/span> shall decree<\/span> or order<\/span> any fee or compensation to counsel<\/span> to be paid out of money or property under the control of the court<\/span>, unless the claim is in the complaint, petition<\/span>, or other proceeding, of which the parties interested have due notice.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECREEING FEE OUT OF FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF COURT (\u00a7 54.1-3933)\n\nNo court shall decree or order any fee or compensation to counsel to be paid out\nof money or property under the control of the court, unless the claim is in the\ncomplaint, petition, or other proceeding, of which the parties interested have\ndue notice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-71; 1988, c. 765; 2020, c. 112.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}