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Non-entry due to unpaid advance of costs

5A_112/2007Federal Supreme Court / Civil Division IIMay 24, 2007Inadmissible

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Omnilex summary

The appellant filed a civil appeal against a Vaud Administrative Court judgment in a name-change case. The Federal Supreme Court fixed an advance of costs, rejected a request for legal aid, and granted a short extension to pay. When payment still was not made and no timely proof of payment was produced, the court held that the appeal could not be heard and declared it inadmissible. A judicial fee of CHF 300 was imposed on the appellant.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 62 al. 3 LTF, art. 48 al. 4 LTF; non-payment of the advance of costs within the time limit. If the appellant fails to pay the advance of costs within the prescribed or extended deadline, the remedy is not entered into; the absence of payment is not cured by the mere filing of a request for legal aid once that request has been refused. The consequence is non-entry and allocation of the court fee to the appellant under art. 66 al. 1 LTF (consid. 1).

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5A_112/2007 /frs

Décision du 24 mai 2007
Président de la IIe Cour de droit civil

Composition
M. le Juge Raselli, Président.
Greffier: M. Fellay.

Parties
X.________,
recourante,

contre

Tribunal administratif du canton de Vaud,
avenue Eugène-Rambert 15, 1014 Lausanne.

Objet
changement de nom,

recours en matière civile contre l'arrêt du Tribunal administratif du canton de Vaud du 22 février 2007.

Vu :
l'acte de recours du 21 mars 2007;
l'ordonnance présidentielle du 30 mars 2007 fixant à la recourante un délai au 17 avril 2007 pour effectuer une avance de frais de 2'000 fr., conformément à l'art. 62 LTF;
la demande implicite d'assistance judiciaire de la recourante du 17 avril 2007;
l'ordonnance présidentielle du 23 avril 2007 rejetant la demande d'assistance judiciaire et accordant à la recourante, par avis séparé (25 avril 2007), un délai supplémentaire de 5 jours pour payer l'avance de frais, conformément à l'art. 62 al. 3 LTF;
l'avis de la Caisse du Tribunal fédéral du 22 mai 2007, constatant que l'avance de frais n'a pas été payée dans le délai supplémentaire et qu'une attestation de débit de compte postal ou bancaire correspondant au montant exigé n'a pas été fournie dans les 10 jours dès l'échéance du délai supplémentaire;

Considérant:
que l'avance de frais n'ayant pas été versée dans le délai imparti (art. 48 al. 4 LTF), le recours doit être déclaré irrecevable (art.62 al. 3 LTF), aux frais de son auteur (art. 66 al. 1 LTF);

Par ces motifs, le Président de la IIe Cour de droit civil,
vu l'art. 108 al. 1 let. a LTF:
1.
N'entre pas en matière sur le recours.
2.
Met un émolument judiciaire de 300 fr. à la charge de la recourante.
3.
Communique la présente décision en copie à la recourante et au Tribunal administratif du canton de Vaud.
Lausanne, le 24 mai 2007
Le président: Le greffier:

Keywords

advance of costsnon-entryinadmissibilitylegal aidcourt costs

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the appeal could be entered into after the advance of costs was not paid within the extended deadline.

Extracted holding

No. Because the advance of costs was not paid in time, the appeal was inadmissible and the court would not enter into the matter.

Extracted reasoning

The court noted that the advance of costs had not been paid within the prescribed period; under the Federal Supreme Court Act, failure to pay leads to non-entry and the costs are borne by the appellant.

Key legal question

Allocation of court costs following the non-entry decision.

Extracted holding

The appellant must pay the judicial fee of CHF 300.

Extracted reasoning

As the non-entry resulted from the appellant's failure to pay the advance of costs, the costs were imposed on her.

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