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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 1977, chapter 617; in 2023, chapter 333<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1508121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377843,"identifier":"8.01-92","token":"8.01\/3\/9\/8.01-92","url":"\/8.01-92\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-92\/","token":"8.01\/3\/9\/8.01-92","dublin_core":{"Title":"Allowance of attorney fees out of unrepresented shares","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-92","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any partition<\/span> suit<\/span> when there are unrepresented shares, the court<\/span> shall allow reasonable fees to the attorney or attorneys bringing the action<\/span> on account of the services rendered to the parceners unrepresented by counsel<\/span> of record.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nALLOWANCE OF ATTORNEY FEES OUT OF UNREPRESENTED SHARES (\u00a7 8.01-92)\n\nIn any partition suit when there are unrepresented shares, the court shall allow\nreasonable fees to the attorney or attorneys bringing the action on account of\nthe services rendered to the parceners unrepresented by counsel of record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-701.1; 1950, p. 96; 1977, c. 617; 2023, c. 333.","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"}}