The GAL will first have an office visit with each parent and have a home visit at each household. They will ask what the concerns are for each parent and information on the history of your case. They will also ask how the child/children react with each parent and how they handle going back and forth between the two (ie: Does the child/children say they do not want to go to the other parents home?, etc.).
At the home visit, they will interact with the child/children; check out the bedroom/s; make sure there is enough food, basic necessities for the child/children; etc. Depending on how old the child/children are, the GAL will ask them questions.
I am still going thru the process with the GAL and do not know what the outcome will be. The guardian we were assigned however seems very kind and knowledgeable, and I have high hopes we will be through this shortly.
If I have any more information come available I will add it.
A guardian ad litem. Sometimes, if there is no guardian ad litem, the department of children and families will have attorneys working on a child's case.
She is Anna's guardian-ad-litem which means she talks for Anna in the court case and helps the judge decide what is best for her by giving her opinion.
In representing the interest of the child, this would be the Guardian Ad Litem. This is a person who has the legal authority to care for the personal and property interests of a ward, in this case a child because a lack of capability to caring for his or her own interests.
A GAL is only appointed by the court for minors or persons who have been deemed legally incompetent. The process of divorcing a prisoner is the same as it would be if the person was not incarcerated.
No, the sixteen years old is legally a ward of the court any decisions concerning medical care, place of residence, education, etc. will be determined by the court appointed guardian (ad litem). The guardian or person(s) who have been appointed to oversee the minor's well-being are directly answerable to the court for any and all actions taken on the minor child's behalf. The issue of the unborn child will be addressed by the court at the proper time.
A guardian ad litem. Sometimes, if there is no guardian ad litem, the department of children and families will have attorneys working on a child's case.
Guardian or Guardian Ad Litem?
Curator ad litem is a Scotch term for someone who represents a mentally incapacitated person or a child in a court case. In America, it is called a guardian ad litem.
A Guardian Ad Litem ADDED: Guardians Ad Litem do not necessarily have to be attorneys. They may also be trained lay persons.
A guardian ad-litem is appointed by the courts
Have the judge order it
Generally yes. In Massachusetts a guardian ad litem gets paid for their services. Their fee is sometimes paid by the court system that appointed them (the state). You would need to check your state laws.
G A L stands for "guardian ad litem." A guardian ad litem is someone who is appointed by the court to represent and protect the interests of a minor child or incompetent adult during litigation.
That would depend on where you are. The guardian ad-litem is appointed by the courts to act in the interest of a minor child in the legal proceedings that affect that child. You would have to know where the courts get the ad-litem from. There is usually a pool of attorneys that the court draws from. If the guardian ad-litem has breached the legal duty then you may be able to file a complaint against them through the attorney licensing board or the bar association for the state in which this happened. The attorney complaints board is regulated through the state supreme courts.
The judge is the one who makes the decision.
If the minor child's interest needs to be monitored the court will appoint a guardian ad litem. Custody issues are legal matters between parents.If the minor child's interest needs to be monitored the court will appoint a guardian ad litem. Custody issues are legal matters between parents.If the minor child's interest needs to be monitored the court will appoint a guardian ad litem. Custody issues are legal matters between parents.If the minor child's interest needs to be monitored the court will appoint a guardian ad litem. Custody issues are legal matters between parents.
Of course not. A dead child has no personal needs or interests in a legal action.