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guardian ad litem

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guardian ad litem
[ad lī′təm]
Etymology: L, ad litem, to litigate
(in law) a person who is appointed by a court to prosecute or defend a suit for an infant or an incapacitated person. A guardian ad litem is sometimes appointed when a person's life is in imminent danger and that person refuses treatment.

guardian ad litem,
n a person appointed by the court to represent a child's or incapacitated person's best interests during legal proceedings.


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Before the lawsuit was tossed out, the court appointed a lawyer, Lynard Hinojosa, as guardian ad litem -- a child advocate -- to have someone looking over her shoulder insofar as Alex is concerned," wrote Judge Edward M.
15403 or 15404 for trusts with minor beneficiaries is that a guardian ad litem typically will need to be appointed to represent the minor's interests and to provide the necessary consents (see Probate Code Sec.
He was a Guardian ad Litem with the Los Angeles County court system from 1986 to 1991.
 
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