General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6649
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3031
*03031*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6649
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 3031
*03031*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION OF GUARDIANS AD LITEM AND ATTORNEYS FOR MINOR CHILDREN IN PROBATE OR JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 45a-132 and 51-296 of the general statutes be amended to require a party to a Probate or Juvenile Court proceeding, who has the financial ability to pay for the services of a guardian ad litem or an attorney for a minor child acting on behalf of the minor in such proceeding, to be responsible for the guardian ad litem or attorney fees for a minor child for such services or alternatively reimburse the state for such services when state funds have been used to pay the fees of such guardian ad litem or attorney for a minor child.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that parties with financial means are held responsible for paying the fees of a guardian ad litem or an attorney for a minor who provides services in a Probate or Juvenile Court proceeding.