---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 14.708"
title: "38"
number: "14.708"
heading: "Costs and other expenses incident to appointment of fiduciary."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/14.708"
---

# §14.708. Costs and other expenses incident to appointment of fiduciary.

- (a) The Regional Counsel may authorize the payment of costs and other necessary expenses incident to the appointment of an initial or successor fiduciary for a Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiary when:
  - (1) Authorized to render legal services under [§ 14.706](/cfr/38/14.706.md).
  - (2) Appointment was caused by the Department of Veterans Affairs and it develops that no benefits are payable and there is no estate from which costs may be paid.
  - (3) Costs must be advanced when there is no immediate estate from which same may be paid. These costs are to be recovered from benefits payable unless the case falls within [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section.
- (b) **Costs and necessary expenses include—**
  - (1) **All those chargeable by statute or rule of court and certified by the clerk of court.**
  - (2) **Certified copies of court records required by the Department of Veterans Affairs.**
  - (3) **Fees for guardian ad litem when chargeable as court costs and required by State law.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 42 FR 41422, Aug. 17, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2671-2680; 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 512, 515, 5502, 5901-5905; 28 CFR part 14, appendix to part 14, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 19 FR 5552, Aug. 31, 1954, unless otherwise noted.