Costs

Costs. The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child’s guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood and genetic tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. Pursuant to 7 CMC § 3205, the court may order the proportion of any eligible indigent party to be paid by the Commonwealth; provided, the alleged parent agrees to reimburse the Commonwealth at the close of a proceeding if his paternity is established. At the close of a proceeding in which paternity has been established, the court shall order the adjudicated father to fully reimburse the Commonwealth. Source: PL 4-38, § 16.