# The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 1987, Regulation 12: Resources of applicant who is a child


Where an application for an award of legal aid is made by or on behalf of a child–
(a) there shall, unless the Board considers that it would be inequitable in all the circumstances to do so, be determined and taken into account in addition to the child’s resources the resources of any person (other than a person who has a contrary interest in the proceedings in respect of which the application is made) by whom an obligation of aliment within the meaning of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 is owed to the child and with whom the child is living; and
(b) the resources of the child shall include any sum payable under the order of a court or under any agreement to any person for the purpose of the maintenance of the child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/381/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-1987/regulation-12
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