Dictionary definition: ad litem

Article: Guardian ad Litem Program transferred to JAC.
Florida Bar News;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The Guardian ad Litem Program has a new home. Since 1980 ... rocky debate about where the Guardian ad Litem Program should end up, this year was ... bill that creates the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, transferring 344 positions and ...

Article: Guardian Ad Litem
West's Encyclopedia of American Law;      700+ words ...GUARDIAN AD LITEM A guardian appointed by the court to represent ... who is usually a minor. A guardian ad litem is a unique type of guardian in a relationship ... usually attorneys. The concept of guardian ad litem grew out of developments in U.S. law ...

Article: The guardian ad litem program: expanding the model ...
Florida Bar Journal;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Florida guardian ad litem programs are facing an exciting period ... Children have endorsed the guardian ad litem program as an important part of the ... court's ability to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of children ...

Article: Guardians ad Litem: a solution without strength in ...
Florida Bar Journal;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Simply put, a Guardian Ad Litem is a court-certified adult who has ... best interests. ... Some Guardians Ad Litem are lawyers, but most are not. To ... at-risk children ... Guardians Ad Litem, in a word, are more than a dependent ...

Article: Assisting minors seeking abortions in judicial bypass ...
Vanderbilt Law Review;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... may appoint an attorney or a guardian ad litem to represent the minor.14 In addition to judicial bypass proceedings, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent a minor ... rights, and adoptions.15 A guardian ad litem is often a lawyer "appointed by the court ...

Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL COOPER ISSUES OPINION TO STATE REP. DEBERRY ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... opinion: Opinion No. 07-154 Guardian Ad Litem Fees QUESTION Is it lawful for a Tennessee judge to attach guardian ad litem fees to a parent's child support ... be inappropriate to attach guardian ad litem fees to a parent's child support ...

Article: Security Council amends Statute of former Yugoslavia Tribunal to ...
M2 Presswire;  April 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Yugoslavia Tribunal to allow re-election of ad litem judges; Resolution 1597 (2005) adopted ... noting that the number of candidates for ad litem judges for the International Criminal ... extend the deadline for nominations of ad litem judges under the amended provision of ...