Alabama Code > Title 43 > Chapter 2 > Article 18 > Division 9 – Compensation, Commissions, Fees, Etc
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| § 43-2-682 | Court may allow compensation or attorney’s fees up to time of settlement |
| § 43-2-683 | Previous fees considered upon final settlement |
Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 43 > Chapter 2 > Article 18 > Division 9 - Compensation, Commissions, Fees, Etc
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Probate: Proving a will
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.