S.B. 132
         HUMAN SERVICES AMENDMENTS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 February 13, 2014 8:05 AM



Senator Lyle W. Hillyard proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 8, Line 241 through Page 9, Line 247 :    

             241          (3)
{   When appointing a private attorney guardian ad litem, the court shall:   }

             242          
  (a) If the parties stipulate to a private attorney guardian ad litem, the office shall assign the stipulated private attorney guardian ad litem to the case in accordance with this section.      

    
  (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

             243      be assigned by the [Office of Guardian ad Litem] office, to represent the best interests of the
             244      child in the matter
{   ; and   }        .      

             245          
{   (b)   }        (d) The court shall       send the order described in Subsection (3)      {   (a)   }        (c)       to the [Director of the Office of

             246      Guardian ad Litem]
{   director   }        office       , in care of the Private Attorney Guardian ad Litem program.

             247          (4) The court shall:


2.    Page 9, Line 273 through Page 10, Line 276 :    

             273          (8)
  (a)       Upon receipt of the court's order, described in      {   Subsection   }        Subsections            {   (3)   }        (3)(c) and (d)       , the      {   director or the   }

             274     
{   director's designee   }        office       shall assign the case to      {   an eligible   }        a       private attorney guardian ad litem, if

             275      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.  

             276          (9) (a) When appointing a private attorney guardian ad litem, the court shall:


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