RULE XVI. CURATORS AD HOC
Section 1. It is the duty of an attorney appointed curator ad hoc or tutor ad hoc to represent an absent, unknown or incapable defendant, and to fully protect the rights of such person. The plaintiff shall furnish to the curator all information which he may have concerning the whereabouts of the absent or unknown defendant. The curator shall be prepared, upon the trial of such case to make a full showing as to his efforts to locate the party or parties whom he represents, and to urge every defense which may be available to such parties. All correspondence by a curator directed to such parties shall be by registered or certified mail.
Section 2. No suggestions relative to the appointment of a particular person as curator ad hoc, counsel for absent heirs, notaries, appraisers, or other officers or experts to be appointed, will be received unless requested by the Judge by whom such appointments are to be made.
Section 3. The minimum curator fee of $150.00 plus court costs shall be deposited with the Clerk of Court at the time the pleading requesting the appointment of a curator ad hoc is filed. Such minimum deposit shall be paid by the Clerk of Court to the curator upon completion of the case.