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Anyone have a guardian ad litem (lawyer for child) appointed (see more)
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 602267" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>In Fl. GAL's have access to all reports so I assume that it true there also. It is scarey to think how much power the GAL has, I know, but in cases where a GAL has not been appointed the child's future is determined by a social worker who is always overworked, a Judge who often sees the file for the first time in Court and sometimes attorneys who are bias on behalf of who is paying the fee. Obviously the GAL does not "decide" the issue but does provide an indepth overview for consideration by the Court. "If" the GAL has done a thorough investigation the child's chances of an appropriate placement is greatly enhanced. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 602267, member: 35"] In Fl. GAL's have access to all reports so I assume that it true there also. It is scarey to think how much power the GAL has, I know, but in cases where a GAL has not been appointed the child's future is determined by a social worker who is always overworked, a Judge who often sees the file for the first time in Court and sometimes attorneys who are bias on behalf of who is paying the fee. Obviously the GAL does not "decide" the issue but does provide an indepth overview for consideration by the Court. "If" the GAL has done a thorough investigation the child's chances of an appropriate placement is greatly enhanced. DDD [/QUOTE]
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