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2020 SESSION
SB 872 Guardian ad litem; appointment, court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Appointment of a guardian ad litem; court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements; best interests of a child; appointment in circuit or district court. Provides that the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of a child in any case in which the custody or visitation of a child is at issue, regardless of whether the case is in a circuit or district court.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104079D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/24/20 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Civil Law
- 02/05/20 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)