Who is she registered with? I have no idea how TICA of FIFE work, but with GCCF, the cat is registered and you get the papers for no extra cost. You then pay something like £20 (to the GCCF) to get the name changed from the breeder to yourself. It doesnt have anything to do with whether you are breeding from the cat. Whilst the papers don't prove the breeder is a good one, they prove that at least the cat is legitimately registered (and that the breeder was allowed to breed from the parents, ie not on the non active register). Some breeders will hold on to the papers until proof of neutering is provided.