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Subcommittee narrows who may serve as guardian ad litem in private custody cases
Summary
A South Carolina House subcommittee amended and gave a favorable report to a bill that would generally require guardian ad litems in private custody or visitation cases to be licensed attorneys, while preserving limited circumstances for lay guardians.
A South Carolina House subcommittee on Thursday adopted an amendment and gave a favorable report to House Bill 3,622, which would generally require guardian ad litems in private child custody or visitation cases to be licensed attorneys in good standing with the South Carolina Bar.
The bill’s sponsor and the subcommittee chair offered an amendment that would allow parties, regardless of whether they are represented, to mutually agree in writing and with court approval to the appointment of a lay guardian ad litem. The amendment also would give the court discretion to appoint either a lay or attorney guardian ad litem based on…
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