guardian ad litem

Such a personal representative is more like a guardian ad litem.

In a final hearing it will also have seen the guardian ad litem 's report.

She had been my volunteer guardian ad litem for four years and did the most to help me get a family.

The mother also supports that order and so does the guardian ad litem.

The guardian ad litem is expected to convey the child's views to the court.

An absent child may be represented by the guardian ad litem or a solicitor.

In these circumstances the solicitor and the guardian ad litem should be given an opportunity to make representations.

In practice the court will usually want to hear the guardian ad litem 's views on the child's capacity to understand before making a direction.

He volunteered to be a guardian ad litem to protect the interests of children caught up in the court system.

The child was represented by a guardian ad litem and her mother was also a party.

In the majority of cases the guardian ad litem will appoint a solicitor to represent the child.

Section 41(11) makes similar provision in relation to the guardian ad litem 's report.

Neither the court nor the guardian ad litem has any function in the assessment of the rehabilitation programme.

Section 42(2) allows the court to admit in evidence a copy of any record taken by the guardian ad litem.

She works as a guardian ad litem, a court-appointed representative, for children in the care of the state's social services.

Meanwhile, the guardian ad litem appointed on behalf of the children was preparing her report.

The guardian ad litem took a different view.

The guardian ad litem recommended a care order and that L. should be placed permanently with another family.

A guardian ad litem is to have access to and take copies of any local authority records relating to the child concerned.

A guardian ad litem cannot generally be appointed in private law proceedings even if they involve a local authority.

Very often a guardian ad litem will be appointed before the directions appointment so that he may attend.

In practice, social work records where relevant are likely to be introduced into the proceedings via the guardian ad litem.

The program is similar to, but is not a guardian ad litem program.

Documents must be served on the child's solicitor, or the guardian ad litem where the child does not have a solicitor.

A serving probation officer employed full-time in that capacity cannot act as a guardian ad litem.