(b) If, under Subsection (3)(a), the parties have not stipulated to a private attorney guardian ad
litem, or if the stipulated private attorney guardian ad litem is unable to take the case, the court shall
appoint a private attorney guardian ad litem in accordance with Subsection (3)(c).
{
(a)
}
(c) The court shall
state in
{
its
}
an
order that the court is appointing a private
attorney guardian ad litem, to
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be assigned by the [Office of Guardian ad Litem] office, to represent the best interests of the
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child in the matter
{
; and
}
.
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{
(b)
}
(d) The court shall
send the order described in Subsection (3)
{
(a)
}
(c)
to the
[Director of the Office of
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Guardian ad Litem]
{
director
}
office
, in care of the Private Attorney Guardian ad Litem program.
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(4) The court shall:
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(8)
(a)
Upon receipt of the court's order, described in
{
Subsection
}
Subsections
{
(3)
}
(3)(c) and (d)
, the
{
director or the
}
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{
director's designee
}
office
shall assign the case to
{
an eligible
}
a
private attorney
guardian ad litem, if
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available
{
and as established by rule under Subsection (17)
}
, in accordance with this section
.
(b)(i) If, after the initial assignment of a private attorney guardian ad litem, either party
objects to the assigned private attorney guardian ad litem, that party may file an objection with the
court within seven days after the day on which the party received notice of the assigned private attorney
guardian ad litem.
(ii) If, after the initial assignment of a private attorney guardian ad litem, either attorney for a
party discovers that the private attorney guardian ad litem represents an adverse party in a separate
matter, that attorney may file an objection with the court within seven days after the day on which the
attorney received notice of the private attorney guardian ad litem's representation of an adverse party
in a separate matter.
(iii) Upon receipt of an objection, the court shall determine whether grounds exist for the
objection, and if grounds exist, the court shall order, without a hearing, the office to assign a new
private attorney guardian ad litem, in consultation with the parties and in accordance with this section.
(iv) If no alternative private attorney guardian ad litem is available, the office shall notify the
court.
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(9) (a) When appointing a private attorney guardian ad litem, the court shall:
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