General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6168
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 700
*00700*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6168
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 700
*00700*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING PARENTAL CONSENT FOR A GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO SHARE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A CHILD'S THERAPIST WITH THE COURT.
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 may not share information provided by a child's court-appointed therapist with the court unless a parent of the child has consented to the sharing of such information.
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit a guardian ad litem from sharing information provided by, or speaking on behalf of, a child's court-appointed therapist during a court proceeding unless a parent has consented to the sharing of such information.