General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5507 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 702 *00702* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5507 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 702 *00702* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN A FAMILY RELATIONS MATTER INVOLVING THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF A MINOR CHILD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 815j of the general statutes be amended to provide that a guardian ad litem shall not be appointed in a family relations matter involving the care and custody of a minor child unless the Department of Children and Families has established that a party to the matter has committed acts of abuse or neglect with respect to a minor child. Statement of Purpose: To limit the involvement of a guardian ad litem in a family relations matter to those cases in which a party to the matter is found to have committed acts of abuse or neglect with respect to a minor child by the Department of Children and Families.