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HJ 76 Study; guardian ad litem program.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Guardians ad litem. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the effectiveness and costs of the guardian ad litem program. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) review the role and authority of guardians ad litem throughout the Commonwealth; (ii) ascertain whether the guardian ad litem functions and duties have become more judicial than originally intended; (iii) determine whether courts are delegating decision-making authority to guardians ad litem over issues, such as visitation and counseling, that the Legislature never anticipated; (iv) determine whether or not fees should be limited or whether standardization of the guardian ad litem program is warranted to facilitate consistency, or both; and (v) consider such other related matters as the joint subcommittee may deem necessary to the furtherance of its work. The joint subcommittee must report its written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly.


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