No court shall decree or order any fee or compensation to counsel to be paid out of money or property under the control of the court, unless the claim is in the complaint, petition, or other proceeding, of which the parties interested have due notice.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 54.1-3933

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.

Code 1950, § 54-71; 1988, c. 765; 2020, c. 112.