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Subcommittee backs bill to require attorneys as guardians ad litem in most private custody cases
Summary
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee gave House Bill 3622 a favorable report as amended, recommending licensed attorneys serve as guardians ad litem in private custody or visitation cases except where parties mutually agree otherwise or both are unrepresented.
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee voted 5-0 Thursday to give House Bill 3622 a favorable report as amended, a measure that would require guardian ad litems (GALs) in private child custody or visitation cases generally to be licensed attorneys in good standing with the South Carolina Bar.
The bill would limit lay guardians to cases where both parties are unrepresented unless the parties mutually agree in writing and the court approves a lay appointment. The amendment adopted also gives courts discretion to appoint either a lay or attorney GAL based on the facts and…
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