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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5877
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1996
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD
LITEM IN A CHILD CUSTODY OR VISITATION CASE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 46b-54 of the general statutes be amended to provide 1
that the court shall not appoint a guardian ad litem in a child custody 2
or visitation case unless the Department of Children and Families has 3
confirmed through a formal investigatory process that the child has 4
been abused or neglected. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To limit the use of guardians ad litem in child custody or visitation
cases to those cases in which the Department of Children and Families
has confirmed, through a formal investigatory process, that the child
has been abused or neglected.