§ 35A-1115. Appeal from clerk's order.
§35A‑1115. Appeal from clerk's order.
Appeal from an orderadjudicating incompetence shall be to the superior court for hearing de novoand thence to the Court of Appeals. An appeal does not stay the appointment ofa guardian unless so ordered by the superior court or the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals may request the Attorney General to represent thepetitioner on any appeal by the respondent to the Appellate Division of theGeneral Court of Justice, but the Department of Justice shall not be requiredto pay any of the costs of the appeal. (1987, c. 550, s. 1.)