In my view, the goal in obtaining an appointment of a GAL or CR is to suggest to the court a GAL or CR that has deep experience, has shown good judgment and diligence with past cases, and can be trusted to do the investigation and reporting and
recommendations to the court well.
Not exact matches
Best known for our work evaluating and placing dogs from NFL player Michael Vick's «Bad Newz Kennels,» BADRAP routinely travels
to out of state destinations
to support authorities with evaluations of pit bull type dogs from natural disasters and cruelty cases - namely dog fighting cases - and provides disposition
recommendations to agencies, law enforcement and
courts.
Well seems Jack Thompson might not be much of a problem in the near future, the Anti-Game Lawyer has reason
to be a little embarrassed this week as The Florida Supreme
Court approved a
recommendation made by Judge Dava Tunis earlier this year, a
recommendation that Jack Thompson receive a permanent disbarment with no opportunity for reinstatement.
According
to Wired Science, «the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by California democrat Henry Waxman... has launched an investigation» into why Administrator Johnson apparently ignored the
recommendations of his own advisors.It is
well known that «automakers lobbied the White House for months before Johnson's decision, and met privately with Vice President Dick Cheney
to discuss California's law,» but many are optimistic that the EPA's decision will be overturned, either by the
courts or after an internal review.
On January 9, 2009, the New York Supreme
Court annulled a town law regulating large wind turbines because the town board did not take a «hard look» at relevant areas of environmental concern, and it disregarded study committee
recommendations for setbacks and noise standards
to protect the health and
well - being of residents.
The commission makes 100
recommendations featuring six overarching ones: the National Advice and Legal Support Fund mentioned before; prioritising public legal education in schools, alongside financial literacy, and in «education for life»; calling on government
to clampdown down «preventable demand» by getting decisions right the first time including a «polluter pays» scheme for the DWP
to pay costs on upheld appeals (on average 35 % of appeals against welfare benefits decisions are upheld); an overhaul of the
courts to make them
better suited for the needs of litigants in person; a national strategy for 2015 — 20, including a «minister for advice and legal support»; and for local authorities
to commission local advice and legal support plans.
Recommendation 3: The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada provide leadership and invest resources in collaborating with provincial and territorial governments in order
to develop and make available research on
best practices and implementation procedures for mega-trials and for alternatives
to the traditional criminal justice system model, including restorative justice programs, integrated service models, «shadow
courts» and therapeutic
courts.
To the extent that those recommendations are not translated into a modified standardisation framework, the Court's interventions may very well be the only or best alternative to guarantee increased accountability of that framewor
To the extent that those
recommendations are not translated into a modified standardisation framework, the
Court's interventions may very
well be the only or
best alternative
to guarantee increased accountability of that framewor
to guarantee increased accountability of that framework.
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.
The
recommendations included procedures
to facilitate more active case management by judges, including by the production early in the case of lists of issues designed in part
to focus the parties» minds on what really matters and help the
court better control disclosure and evidence.
Part V of the guidelines facilitates adoption of the
recommendations in Part IV by providing tools
to help
courts make the
best decisions and secure the right resources, especially if a new platform (software) or solution provider is deemed necessary
to power the
court web site.
While the statute does not mandate that the governor appoint commission nominees, and its role is limited
to trial
court appointments, Governor Mark Dayton follows the commission's
recommendations and seeks its input for appellate
court vacancies as
well.
In a traditional divorce, Psychologists are used as expert witnesses
to perform Custody Evaluations and then provide a written report or testify in
court regarding their
recommendation about the
best custodial arrangement for the children.
IAALS encourages
court, legal, and broader community stakeholders
to view these
recommendations as blueprints for a coordinated response
to better assist self - represented litigants in family
court and a means through which
to fulfill this shared responsibility.
The paper included eight
recommendations for
courts and justice systems around the world
to leverage technology
to better serve persons with disabilities.
Sedona Canada's purpose is
to develop
best practices
recommendations for lawyers,
courts, businesses and others who confront e-discovery issues.
The
best way
to deal with this issue is
to encourage adoption and implementation of the CJC
recommendations by the
courts.
I am a trained community volunteer who makes
recommendations to the Circuit
Court Judge about the
best interests of a child who has come
to the attention of the
Court because of abuse and neglect.
The investigations vary in scope depending upon the legal issues in your case, but this investigator's job is always
to inform the
Court about what is going on that could impact the children and
to make a
recommendation for parental responsibilities in the current case based on the investigator's opinion on what would be in the child (ren)'s
best interests.
Different from an attorney, a guardian ad litem makes a
recommendation to the
court about what he thinks is
best for the child.
In a traditional divorce, Psychologists are used as expert witnesses
to perform Custody Evaluations and then provide a written report or testify in
court regarding their
recommendation about the
best custodial arrangement for the children.
In this routine, a custody evaluator — a mental health professional such as a psychologist, or a guardian ad litem, who is a lawyer representing the children — makes
recommendations to the
court about the
best interests of the children.
(3) A parent who desires
to file a legal action against a
court - appointed psychologist who has acted in
good faith in developing a parenting plan
recommendation must petition the judge who presided over the dissolution of marriage, case of domestic violence, or paternity matter involving the relationship of a child and a parent, including time - sharing of children,
to appoint another psychologist.
Instead of looking at
court guidelines or even mediating a child custody dispute, the parties
to a collaborative divorce proceeding may jointly retain a child psychologist, therapist or counselor, who will meet with the parties and the children and make
recommendations regarding custody and visitation that are in the
best interests of the child.
(1) A psychologist who has been appointed by the
court to develop a parenting plan
recommendation in a dissolution of marriage, a case of domestic violence, or a paternity matter involving the relationship of a child and a parent, including time - sharing of children, is presumed
to be acting in
good faith if the psychologist's
recommendation has been reached under standards that a reasonable psychologist would use
to develop a parenting plan
recommendation.
He did not follow through with that
recommendation and on the return of the matter before the
court in August, 2008, the
court was not satisfied that it would be in the
best interests of the boy
to vary the «no access» provisions of the Judgment.
When the issue of custody is not resolved, it is my practice
to petition the
court to engage a highly qualified custody evaluator (a specially trained psychologist)
to furnish
recommendations regarding the
best interest of the child (ren)
to the
court.
In sum, Dr. Abrams»
recommendation did not take into account the totality of the circumstances — the standard this
Court must consider in making any determination as
to what is in the
best interests of the children.»
Any collection of psychological testing, interviews, home visits, evaluative reports and other expert opinion
to provide non-bonding
recommendations to the
court in determining an award in the
best interest of the child (ren) involving parents conflicted in a custody dispute.
When the investigation is finished, the social worker will write a
recommendation to the
court about the child»
best interest, including where the child should primarily live and the parenting time schedule that would be
best.
Having an attorney available at a moment's notice
to address whether a given action taken at variance with CPS
recommendations may subject the family
to Court action by the agency or worse, removal of a child from the home, is the
best protection a family can have against unwarranted state intrusion.
If you are engaged in a recommending mediation, should you and your ex-partner not come
to an agreement regarding your children, the mediator will make a
recommendation to the
court as
to what would be in the
best interests of your child (ren).