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City Council approves supplemental appropriations for probate and juvenile courts
Summary
Columbus City Council voted to approve an $18,249 appropriation for the probate court and a $90,000 supplemental appropriation for the juvenile court to cover attorney and guardian ad litem expenses amid rising caseloads.
Columbus City Council on June 17 approved two requests for additional appropriations: $18,249 to cover this year’s operating overages in probate court and $90,000 for the juvenile court to cover rising attorney and guardian ad litem costs.
The judge who requested the probate appropriation, Judge D'Antonio, told the council his office had incurred unusually high attorney and guardian ad litem fees this year because of a small number of exceptionally complicated cases and recent equipment and staffing startup costs. He said the court’s operating…
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