§ 69. Mr. MATHERSasked the Attorney-General the cost of obtaining an unopposed adoption order under the Adoption of Children Act, 1926?
§ The SOLICITOR - GENERAL (Sir Stafferd Cripps)The Court fees on this application amount to nearly £3 in the High Court, £1 in a County Court and a few shillings in a Court of Summary Jurisdiction. The inquiry by the guardian ad litem costs about £11 in the High Court. In County Courts and Courts of Summary Jurisdiction the expenses of the guardian ad litem are seldom charged to the applicant, and I have no information as to their extent. I have no means of ascertaining what charges are made to applicants who employ legal assistance.