Rule 7.13 - Guardian ad litem (a) A lawyer appointed as a guardian ad litem (GAL) by a district court, or a lawyer retained to represent a GAL, may participate in any appeal involving the matter for which the GAL has been appointed. (b) Brief of GAL. A GAL may submit a brief in support of any party to an appeal. If the GAL does not support any party, the GAL may submit a brief only with the permission of the court, which may be granted upon motion of the GAL made on or before the time specified in Rule 7.12. All provisions of Rule 7.12 shall apply to a GAL who does not support any party. If the GAL supports a party: (1) The brief of the GAL shall be submitted on or before the time specified for the party whom the GAL supports. (2) The brief of the GAL shall comply with Rule 7.01, except that no statement of issues, statement of the case, or an appendix shall be required. In addition, the cover page must identify that the brief is being submitted by a GAL and indicate whether the brief supports affirmance or reversal. (3) The brief of the GAL shall not exceed 35 pages, and shall otherwise conform to the requirements of Rule 7.05. (4) A GAL who supports an appellant is not permitted to file a reply brief. (c) Oral argument. Participation in oral argument by the GAL shall be granted only with the court's permission and only for extraordinary reasons. The GAL's argument shall not exceed 10 minutes, which shall be in addition to the time allotted to the parties pursuant to Rule 8.02. Added July 26, 2006, effective December 1, 2006; amended April, 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015.