# The Court of Protection Rules 2017, Rule 17.7: Procedure where appointment of a litigation friend comes to an end for a child


When a child reaches 18, provided the child is neither—
(a) P; nor
(b) a protected party,
the litigation friend's appointment ends and the child must serve notice on every other party—
(i) stating that the child has reached full age;
(ii) stating that the appointment of the litigation friend has ended; and
(iii) providing an address for service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/17/chapter/1/rule/17.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-17/chapter-1/rule-17.7
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