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GAL = Guardian Ad litem
Guardians ad litem are often appointed in divorce cases to represent the interests of the minor children. The kinds of people appointed as a guardian ad litem vary by state, ranging from volunteers to social workers to regular attorneys. The two divorcing parents are usually responsible for paying the fees of the guardian ad litem, even though the guardian ad litem is not responsible to them at all. In some states, the County government pays the fee of that attorney. The guardian ad litem's only job is to represent the minor children's best interests.
In this state they have authority similar to that of a judge.
And yes, everything they have to offer is hearsay.
If I could do it all over... I would NEVER hire a GAL.
I had a wheelchair bound young man come forward and volunteer to testify in court regarding the abuse my kids were getting from their mother..... The GAL threatened him, and told him to mind his own business.
He promptly withdrew his offer to help.
They're just another way the court stacks the deck.
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Last edited by Akira- : 06-07-2007 at 05:10 PM.
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