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Subcommittee approves change to guardian ad litem rules with exception for agreed lay appointments
Summary
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee gave House Bill 3,622 a favorable report as amended, generally requiring guardian ad litems in private custody or visitation cases to be licensed attorneys while preserving limited circumstances for lay guardians.
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee on Thursday voted 5-0 to give House Bill 3,622 a favorable report as amended; the bill would generally require guardian ad litems (GALs) in private child custody or visitation cases to be licensed attorneys in good standing with the South Carolina Bar.
The change would remove the routine appointment of qualified laypersons as GALs when one or both parties are represented by counsel; however the amendment adopted by the committee adds two exceptions:…
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