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Rebecca5
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Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody

12/29/06 10:08 PM

Illinois has two different types of court appointed child advocates....the GAL and the Child Representative. Your child may also have an attorney.

This is what the law provides:

(1) Attorney. The attorney shall provide independent legal counsel for the child and shall owe the same duties of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent representation as are due an adult client.

(2) Guardian ad litem. The guardian ad litem shall testify or submit a written report to the court regarding his or her recommendations in accordance with the best interest of the child. The report shall be made available to all parties. The guardian ad litem may be called as a witness for purposes of cross-examination regarding the guardian ad litem's report or recommendations. The guardian ad litem shall investigate the facts of the case and interview the child and the parties.

(3) Child representative. The child representative shall advocate what the child representative finds to be in the best interests of the child after reviewing the facts and circumstances of the case. The child representative shall meet with the child and the parties, investigate the facts of the case, and encourage settlement and the use of alternative forms of dispute resolution. The child representative shall have the same authority and obligation to participate in the litigation as does an attorney for a party and shall possess all the powers of investigation as does a guardian ad litem. The child representative shall consider, but not be bound by, the expressed wishes of the child. A child representative shall have received training in child advocacy or shall possess such experience as determined to be equivalent to such training by the chief judge of the circuit where the child representative has been appointed. The child representative shall not disclose confidential communications made by the child, except as required by law or by the Rules of Professional Conduct. The child representative shall not render an opinion, recommendation, or report to the court and shall not be called as a witness, but shall offer evidence-based legal arguments. The child representative shall disclose the position as to what the child representative intends to advocate in a pre-trial memorandum that shall be served upon all counsel of record prior to the trial. The position disclosed in the pre-trial memorandum shall not be considered evidence. The court and the parties may consider the position of the child representative for purposes of a settlement conference.

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Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/28/06 09:58 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Gecko	12/29/06 10:45 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 01:56 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Gecko	12/29/06 05:33 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 05:47 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 05:58 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 07:19 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 06:39 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 06:53 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	tsl	12/30/06 05:48 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 06:57 PM
I think where I decided enough...	gr8Dad	12/29/06 10:20 PM
Re: I think where I decided enough...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:26 PM
Kinda tought to DO anything...	gr8Dad	12/29/06 10:26 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:30 PM
Pick a story line...	gr8Dad	12/29/06 10:45 PM
Re: Pick a story line...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:56 PM
Re: Pick a story line...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 11:34 PM
Re: Pick a story line...	Christine71	12/30/06 10:26 AM
Re: Pick a story line...	tsl	12/30/06 11:41 AM
Re: Pick a story line...	Christine71	12/30/06 12:38 PM
Re: Pick a story line...	jsp	12/30/06 12:59 PM
Re: Pick a story line...	Rebecca5	12/29/06 11:53 PM
Re: Pick a story line...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:49 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:37 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:41 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:46 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:36 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:39 PM
Re: Kinda tought to DO anything...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:46 PM
Think about that...	gr8Dad	12/29/06 10:48 PM
Re: Think about that...	Christine71	12/29/06 11:00 PM
Re: Think about that...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 11:18 PM
Re: Think about that...	Christine71	12/30/06 10:19 AM
Re: Think about that...	Renee	12/30/06 01:24 AM
Re: Think about that...	Rebecca5	12/29/06 11:44 PM
Re: Think about that...	Runswithscissors	12/30/06 07:26 AM
Re: Think about that...	Christine71	12/30/06 10:46 AM
Re: Think about that...	Runswithscissors	12/30/06 11:41 AM
Re: Think about that...	Christine71	12/30/06 12:21 PM
Re: Think about that...	onerose	12/30/06 07:14 PM
Re: Think about that...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:51 PM
Re: Think about that...	Christine71	12/29/06 10:58 PM
You think I am?	gr8Dad	12/29/06 10:54 PM
Re: I think where I decided enough...	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:23 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 07:12 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 07:14 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 07:19 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 07:33 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 07:37 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 07:39 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 07:24 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 11:03 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 11:06 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 11:22 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 07:37 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Rebecca5	12/29/06 08:27 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 08:47 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 09:15 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 09:54 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Rebecca5	12/29/06 09:45 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 09:50 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	rocketgirl	12/29/06 09:52 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 09:58 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 10:02 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Rebecca5	12/29/06 10:08 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:04 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 09:56 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:01 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 10:11 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 10:20 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 09:18 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 09:40 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 09:44 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Rebecca5	12/29/06 09:05 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 09:40 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 09:14 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 07:39 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 07:35 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 07:43 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 07:46 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/29/06 08:16 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Maury	12/29/06 08:21 PM
Let me see if I understand this...	gr8Dad	12/29/06 02:06 PM
Re: Let me see if I understand this...	Christine71	12/29/06 02:27 PM
What about the tax deduction?	matilda	12/29/06 11:25 AM
Re: What about the tax deduction?	Gecko	12/29/06 11:32 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Rebecca5	12/29/06 09:13 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 09:39 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Rebecca5	12/29/06 10:04 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 10:26 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	agui667	12/29/06 11:53 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 01:47 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Susanf31	12/29/06 01:58 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 02:11 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	F25Divorced	12/29/06 02:25 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 02:36 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	agui667	12/29/06 02:39 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 03:03 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	agui667	12/29/06 03:11 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/29/06 03:19 PM
Can you even SEE your denial?	gr8Dad	12/29/06 03:05 PM
Re: Can you even SEE your denial?	Christine71	12/29/06 03:17 PM
Re: Can you even SEE your denial?	Susanf31	12/29/06 03:25 PM
OMG!!!	gr8Dad	12/29/06 03:21 PM
Re: OMG!!!	agui667	12/29/06 03:27 PM
you are getting skeptical too, eh?	Runswithscissors	12/29/06 03:48 PM
Re: Can you even SEE your denial?	agui667	12/29/06 03:20 PM
Yeah, sounds like a great kid...	gr8Dad	12/29/06 02:20 PM
Re: Yeah, sounds like a great kid...	Christine71	12/29/06 02:33 PM
Re: Yeah, sounds like a great kid...	BlendedFamily	12/29/06 06:53 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	agui667	12/29/06 02:18 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	tsl	12/29/06 05:38 AM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	katiefedup	12/28/06 10:10 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/28/06 10:07 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	Christine71	12/28/06 10:13 PM
Re: Child Support and DCFS Custody	jsp	12/28/06 10:36 PM

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