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Subcommittee approves attorney requirement for guardians ad litem with limited exceptions
Summary
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee voted 5-0 to give House Bill 3,622 a favorable report as amended, requiring guardians ad litem in private custody or visitation cases generally be licensed attorneys while permitting written party agreement and judicial discretion to allow lay guardians in specified situations.
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee voted to give House Bill 3,622 a favorable report as amended on a 5-0 roll call, moving a proposal that would generally require guardian ad litems in private child custody or visitation cases to be licensed attorneys.
The bill would change South Carolina law so that guardians ad litem (GALs) appointed in private custody or visitation disputes are attorneys in good standing with the South Carolina Bar unless parties mutually agree otherwise and a court approves a lay guardian ad litem. An amendment adopted by the…
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