[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR14.700]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 14_LEGAL SERVICES, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MISCELLANEOUS
 
Sec.  14.700  Court cost and expenses; commitment, restoration,

fiduciary appointments.

    It is the responsibility of the Regional Counsel to assure the 
protection of the veteran, his or her beneficiaries, and their estates 
in State court proceedings involving commitment and restoration, and the 
appointment of fiduciaries. To this end certain expenses such as court 
costs, publication fees, recording fees, transportation expenses and 
fees for medical testimony may be authorized by the Regional Counsel. 
Payment of these costs will be borne by the administration concerned. 
However, every effort will be made by the Regional Counsel to avoid 
having these costs imposed on the Department of Veterans Affairs. The 
travel and per diem cost of the Regional Counsel personnel will be borne 
by the Regional Counsel.