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Rule 5.04 Guardian ad litem/parent's attorney

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated23rd Judicial District - Estill, Lee and Owsley District Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
23rd Judicial District - Estill, Lee and Owsley District Court
Rule 5. Dependency, Neglect and Abuse
KY ELOD Rule 5.04
Rule 5.04 Guardian ad litem/parent's attorney
A. Each District Court Clerk of the 23rd Judicial District shall keep a roster of attorneys who wish to serve as Guardians Ad Litem or court appointed parent's attorneys. This roster need not be formal and may be kept in any manner the Clerk's office desires, provided it contains the attorney's address and phone number. As used in these rules a court appointed parent's attorney is defined as an attorney for an indigent parent or legal guardian.
B. Any attorney regularly practicing in the 23rd Judicial District may be eligible to serve as a Guardian Ad Litem or parent's attorney provided they have notified the District Clerk's Office of their desire to serve and have been placed on the roster referenced in 5.04(A).
C. After a Guardian Ad Litem or parent's attorney accepts an appointment, representation shall continue through all stages of the dependency, neglect, abuse, or termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings. All parties shall be served with notice of an attorney's request to withdraw.

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HISTORY: Adopted effective August 20, 2012.
Estill, Lee and Owsley District Court Rule 5.04, KY R ESTILL LEE OWSLEY DIST CT Rule 5.04
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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