Sentences with phrase «of a guardian ad litem»

Is the appointment of a guardian ad litem for an adult in a divorce proceeding a final and appealable order?

«It's my understanding that the judges take the recommendations of the guardian ad litems seriously,» she said.

Circuit Court Rule 2.15 states: «Written reports of the guardian ad litem shall be kept in an envelope marked confidential within the court file, and shall only be disclosed to parties or attorneys to the action.»

Parents must pay for the services of the guardian ad litem as well as for any experts the guardian ad litem might hire to help him determine which parent should receive custody.

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.»

The appointment of a guardian ad litem involves only a temporary, limited interference with a liberty interest.

The Florida Probate Rules, for example, authorize appointment of a guardian ad litem when the interests of the guardian are or may be adverse to those of the ward.

Family judges generally follow the advice of the guardian ad litem, whose report is based on anything he considers relevant, no rules of admissibility apply and creditability is untested.

The following exchange occurred at the January 27, 2006 hearing during the testimony of the guardian ad litem, Attorney John Frank: Q. Okay.

«In one recent reunification case, the resisting parent (the mother) became highly motivated for an expedited reunification when the court found that she was interfering in the process and suspended the father's child support along with ordering the mother to pay for all counseling for the children and one hundred percent of the guardian ad litem fees.

The visitation and parenting time can be supervised in a therapist's office, at an agency providing this service, or in the presence of a guardian ad litem who is appointed to represent the interests of the child.

Until these bridges can be built, it is inappropriate for judges to rely heavily on the recommendations of guardians ad litem or evaluators in cases that raise issues outside their realm of expertise.

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.

The services of the guardian ad litem (GAL) are usually billed at a reduced rate and will most likely be paid for by the spouse who is most able to pay, which is usually the non-incarcerated spouse.

In cases where custody becomes an issue, child custody mediation can be used as an alternative to court hearings, costly appointments of guardians ad litem to investigate, and appointments of attorneys for the children.

Yet, when I started practicing family law, the practice was to plead for procedural relief — discovery; the appointment of a guardian ad litem; requests for psychological testing — in one's initial pleading.

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.

At that point, a forensic mental health evaluation of the parents and the child, and / or the appointment of a guardian ad litem to investigate and report on the child's best interests, seems to be the appropriate process to utilize.

Maine law provides for appointment of a guardian ad litem, commonly referred to as GAL, in court cases where the...

Maine law provides for appointment of a guardian ad litem, commonly referred to as GAL, in court cases where the outcome may affect a child.

Appointment of guardian ad litem.

He also contends that the trial court erred by requiring him to pay a portion of [mother's] attorney fees for the modification action based on pre-litigation intransigence, and by ordering him to pay all of the guardian ad litem's fees to be incurred in preparation for a review hearing to be held six months following the trial.

The recommendations of the guardian ad litem or custody evaluator will be strongly considered by a Hawaiian judge, but the judge is still able to set aside these recommendations while making their final ruling.