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O.C.G.A. 53-7-10 (2010)
53-7-10. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Provision of legal counsel; petition for fees and expenses; notice; appeal

An administrator or executor is authorized to provide competent legal counsel for the estate, according to the needs of the estate he represents. Either the administrator or executor or the attorney employed may, by petition to the judge of the probate court duly served on the other, obtain a judgment fixing the attorney's fees and expenses. The judgment shall be appealable as in other cases.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Georgia > Title-53 > Chapter-7 > Article-1 > 53-7-10

O.C.G.A. 53-7-10 (2010)
53-7-10. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Provision of legal counsel; petition for fees and expenses; notice; appeal

An administrator or executor is authorized to provide competent legal counsel for the estate, according to the needs of the estate he represents. Either the administrator or executor or the attorney employed may, by petition to the judge of the probate court duly served on the other, obtain a judgment fixing the attorney's fees and expenses. The judgment shall be appealable as in other cases.