# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021, Rule 20.7: Expenses of curator ad litem appointed to a respondent

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(1) This rule applies where a curator ad litem is appointed to any respondent to an appeal.
(2) The appellant is responsible in the first instance for the payment of the expenses of a curator ad litem mentioned in paragraph (3).
(3) Those expenses are any fees of the curator ad litem and any outlays incurred by the curator from the date of appointment until any of the following steps occur—
(a) the lodging of a minute stating that the curator does not intend to lodge answers to the note of appeal;
(b) the lodging of answers by the curator, or the adoption of answers that have already been lodged; or
(c) the discharge of the curator before either of the steps in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) occurs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/468/rule/20.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-appeal-court-rules-2021/rule-20.7
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