TMRMC v. Petersen’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 436 So. 2d 93 - Combs v. State · 509 So. 2d 1097 - Martin-Johnson, Inc. v. Savage · 577 So. 2d 565 - Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. Services · 678 So. 2d 1271 - Beagle v. Beagle · 720 So. 2d 510 - Von Eiff v. Azicri
Most-quoted passages
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“In an action for dissolution of marriage or for the creation, approval, or modification of a parenting plan, if the court finds it is in the best interest of the child, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to act as next friend of the child, investigator or evaluator, not as attorney or advocate. The court in its discretion may also appoint legal counsel for a child to act as attorney or advocate; however, the guardian and the legal counsel shall not be the same person. In such actions which involve an allegation of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect as defined in s. 39.01, which allegation is verified and determined by the court to be well-founded, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child. The guardian ad litem shall be a party to any judicial proceeding from the date of the appointment until the date of discharge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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