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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-20-118

Compensation and expenses; in general

Known as the Mississippi Guardianship and Conservatorship Act

The act spans §§ 93-20-101 to 93-20-431 (84 sections).

Laws, 2019, ch. 463, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 2020.

(1) An attorney for a respondent in a proceeding under this chapter may be awarded reasonable compensation for services and reasonable expenses in the discretion of the court.

(2) An attorney or other person whose services resulted in an order beneficial to a ward may be awarded reasonable compensation for services and reasonable expenses in the discretion of the court.

(3) The court must approve compensation and expenses payable under this section before payment. Approval is not required before a service is provided or an expense is incurred.

(4) If the court dismisses a petition under this chapter and determines the petition was filed in bad faith, the court may assess any costs the court deems appropriate.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.