Sentences with phrase «litems of»
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Palpable error is one that is readily or plainly seen (Housen at para. 5); overriding error is one that must have or may have altered the result (see Van Mol (Guardian ad litem of) v. Ashmore, 1999 BCCA 6 (B.C. C.A.) at paras. 11 - 12).
This includes allowing contingencies for the possibility that the future may differ from what the evidence at trial indicates: Krangle (Guardian ad litem of) v. Brisco, 2002 SCC 9, at para. 21.
In today's case (Bunna (Guardian ad litem of) v. Bunah) the Plaintiff, who was 5 at the time of the collision, was involved in a 2012 crash.
Kirk (Guardian ad litem of) v Kirk estate 2012 BCSC 1346 The infant plaintiffs, through their father, were the granddaughters of the deceased, and claimed general damages against their grandfather for his assaults upon them.
One of the leading cases in British Columbia is that of Smoliak v. Smart (Guardian ad litem of), [1995] B.C.J. No. 1559 (S.C.) where, at para. 17, Drake J. held:
It also points out that this Court has given it standing as litigation guardian in the past in infants» appeals: Ralston (Guardian ad litem of) v. Ralston, 2007 BCCA 282 (CanLII), 2007 BCCA 282, 241 B.C.A.C. 224; Dao (Guardian ad litem of) v. Sabatino 1994 CanLII 1970 (BC CA), (1994), 94 B.C.L.R. (2d) 367, 39 B.C.A.C. 212.
[9] The defendant argues that this situation is very similar to that of Norman (Guardian ad litem of) v. McMillan, 2004 BCSC 384 in which the court found that the defendant fell within the exceptions in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Milina.
Not exact matches
Respite care, rescue foster, guardian ad litem, family based services, permanency goals; they're all part of the foster care vocabulary you'll start learning when you become a foster parent.
«It's my understanding that the judges take the recommendations of the guardian ad litems seriously,» she said.
That, however, was the recommendation of Carter's guardian ad litem, or court - appointed advocate, who recently reviewed the multiple medications Burton takes and recommended a halt to the feedings.
The story of what happens is told in several voices: Anna's, her mother Sara's, her brother Jesse's, her father Brian's, her lawyer Campbell's, and her guardian ad litem, Julia's.
This week on the legal - affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, I discuss the events in Texas with two guests: Betsy Branch, a family - law attorney with the Dallas firm of McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, who serves as attorney ad litem for several children in the West Texas case, and lawyer and social critic Wendy Kaminer, who has written about the civil liberties aspects of the case at the blogthefreeforall.net.
Established in 2001, it was created by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 with the idea of merging the 700 probation officers who handle family court welfare work, 810 guardians ad litem who represent children's interests in child abuse and care cases, and the children's branch of the Official Solicitor's Department.
The judge shall further have broad discretion as to how the child's desires are to be considered, including through the report of a guardian ad litem.
Is the guardian ad litem allowed to present hearsay statements of the child over one or both parties» objection?
Waite LJ (at 287) said wardship was unnecessary: «Rule 9.2 A (1)[now FPR 2010, r 16.6 (3)-RSB- gives C exactly the same rights in wardship as she enjoys in proceedings under CA 1989, Pt 2... If, therefore, the judge believed that wardship provided a means of requiring C to accept a guardian ad litem, he was mistaken.
The Probate and Family Court judge appointed defendant attorney to represent plaintiff in those proceedings, but also asked defendant to perform duties akin to those performed by a guardian ad litem, including the making of reports and recommendations to the Probate and Family Court judge regarding the best interests of the plaintiff child.
There are certain attorneys qualified as «guardian ad litem» and can serve as a legal guardian for somebody who has some sort of mental incapacity.
In those cases, what the legal «guardian ad litem» will do is make decisions in the best interest of the person with the mental health issue also known as the ward.
Earlier this week, on the legal - affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer that I cohost with fellow Law.com Blog Network blogger J. Craig Williams, we spoke to one of those volunteers, Betsy Branch, a family - law attorney with the Dallas firm of McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, who serves as attorney ad litem for several children in the West Texas case.
Keep in mind that this also means that the ante litem tolling provision for traffic tickets committed by state employees in the course and scope of employment may also be tolled because the Georgia Ante Litem Notice requirement is treated as a statute of limitations.
Judge Pendleton says that many of the updates are also of interest to law enforcement, court administration, guardians ad litem, and the general public.
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In these cases a better strategy is often to file a motion for discovery, appointment of a guardian ad litem, or for drug, alcohol or mental health testing with the initial complaint and then seek substantive temporary relief after one has developed the necessary information.
South Carolina Code § 63-3-810 (A)(1) allows the family court to appoint a guardian ad litem in a private custody case when «without a guardian ad litem, the court will likely not be fully informed about the facts of the case and there is a substantial dispute which necessitates a guardian ad litem.»
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Surveys of lawyers and court volunteers reveal concerns that some guardians ad litem — paid to advocate for children...
When parents seek approval of any agreement that resolves a dispute over a child's custody, the family court judge looks to the guardian ad litem and asks the guardian whether the agreement is «in the best interests of the child?»
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Twenty years experience shows that there's some validity to Robert Rosen's jaundiced view of guardians ad litem in private custody cases, best expressed by the title of one of his articles for South Carolina Lawyer: «Getting Rid of the GAL: How to Save Your Client from Those Expensive, Unnecessary Officious Intermeddlers.»
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The appointment of a guardian ad litem involves only a temporary, limited interference with a liberty interest.
For attorneys who also act as mediators or guardians ad litem, many family court judges» interpretation of Calhoun v. Calhoun, 331 S.C. 157, 164 - 65, 501 S.E. 2d 735 (Ct.App.
In fact, sometimes the court will appoint an attorney or a «guardian ad litem» (guardian only for purposes of the court proceedings) to represent the child in a custody dispute.
Is the appointment of a guardian ad litem for an adult in a divorce proceeding a final and appealable order?
Is a trial court permitted to appoint a guardian ad litem for an adult in a divorce proceeding based on Ohio Rule of Civil Procedure 75 (B)(2)?
View our Child Custody page to learn more about legal custody and the role of the court - appointed guardian ad litem (GAL) in contested custody disputes.
In this action filed by the Virginia Department of Human Services, the Norfolk Circuit Court says the lawyer for respondent and her court - appointed guardian ad litem should decide which of them will be permitted to cross-examine the department's witnesses and...
Ms. Russell graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2006, where she developed her passion for family law serving as a guardian / attorney ad litem for child abuse victims in the child advocacy clinic.
During his practice in Chicago, Mr. Kem - Thomas acted as a prosecutor for the City of Chicago and as a guardian ad litem in the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian (Juvenile Division).
Sometimes the court appoints a «guardian ad litem» — a lawyer who represents the children's interests — instead of a custody evaluator, but the process is very much the same either way.
When a lawsuit is filed on behalf of a minor, the court will appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the child's interests.