Kentucky Statutes 453.060 – Attorney’s fees allowed
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(1) If the successful party is represented by a licensed attorney, the following attorney’s fees shall be allowed:
(a) In the Court of Appeals, ……………………………………………………………….. $10.00 (b) In the Circuit Court, ………………………………………………………………………… 5.00 (c) In all cases in the District Court, ……………………………………………………….. 2.50
(2) A guardian ad litem or warning order attorney shall be allowed by the court a reasonable fee for his services, to be paid by the plaintiff and taxed as costs.
(3) The attorney fees allowed by subsection (1)(b) and (c) shall be taxed as costs at the termination of the action and the clerks of the various courts shall at the end of each month pay all sums collected as taxed attorney’s fees during the month to the trustees of the county law library to be used by the trustees pursuant to KRS Chapter 172.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. –Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 468, effective January 2, 1978. –Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1 — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1720, 1742.
(a) In the Court of Appeals, ……………………………………………………………….. $10.00 (b) In the Circuit Court, ………………………………………………………………………… 5.00 (c) In all cases in the District Court, ……………………………………………………….. 2.50
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 453.060
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(2) A guardian ad litem or warning order attorney shall be allowed by the court a reasonable fee for his services, to be paid by the plaintiff and taxed as costs.
(3) The attorney fees allowed by subsection (1)(b) and (c) shall be taxed as costs at the termination of the action and the clerks of the various courts shall at the end of each month pay all sums collected as taxed attorney’s fees during the month to the trustees of the county law library to be used by the trustees pursuant to KRS Chapter 172.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. –Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 468, effective January 2, 1978. –Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1 — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1720, 1742.