Sentences with phrase «ad litem allowed»

Is the guardian ad litem allowed to present hearsay statements of the child over one or both parties» objection?

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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.

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.»

If the court wants more evidence than your documented proof, Virginia law allows judges to order a guardian ad litem or court - appointed special advocate to meet with you, your child, your ex-spouse and anyone else with knowledge of the situation.

Interviewed respondents, all lawyers or advocates working with battered women in the family court context, highlighted their feelings that guardians ad litem did not view domestic violence as serious, did not understand the risks associated with mediation and couples» counseling in the face of abuse, did not appreciate that abusers can be skilled in manipulating the courts, allowed themselves to be manipulated by abusive partners, and tended to pathologize victims rather than understanding how they were affected by their experiences of abuse.

9:2 - 4 (c)(West 1996)(allowing a court, upon its own motion or for good cause shown, to appoint a guardian ad litem, an attorney, or both to represent a minor child, and granting the court the authority to award counsel fees to the guardian and / or attorney and to assess the costs between the parties); Ohio Rev. Code Ann.