Alabama Code 26-5-13. Determination, allowance, etc., of conservator’s and attorney’s fees generally – Annual, partial, or final settlements generally
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-5-13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Upon any annual, partial, or final settlement made by any conservator, the court having jurisdiction thereof may fix, determine, and allow the fees or other compensation to which such conservator is entitled from an estate up to the time of such settlement and may also fix, determine, and allow an attorney’s fee or compensation to be paid from such estate to attorneys representing such conservator for services rendered to the time of such settlement.