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c_jane
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Re: getting a guardian ad litem?

05/22/12 12:44 PM

Your lawyer is right. It's a crap shoot what you get. There are good ones and bad ones, just like judges!!

In Texas they 'usually' do a home visit when the child(ren) are with each parent. They want to see the child(ren)'s bedroom and other main living areas. They watch how each parent interacts with the child(ren). If the kids are old enough, they will interview them separately from the parent.

Some are TRULY concerned with the child's best interest; some are not. Some will be biased for the mother/father, or the lawyer of each. You really don't know what you will get.

I have been associated with 3 GAL'S during my custody case. One was HORRIBLE (even disbarred 2 years later), one so-so, and one excellent.

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getting a guardian ad litem?	missrachel1	05/21/12 11:04 PM
Re: getting a guardian ad litem?	c_jane	05/22/12 12:44 PM
Re: getting a guardian ad litem?	annieo	05/22/12 01:09 PM
Re: getting a guardian ad litem?	troupe	05/30/12 10:48 AM

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