guardian ad litem
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Attorney Martin Singer has been named the trustee of the sub-trust benefiting Garibaldi, the documents said, and Lisa Marie’s ex-husband, Michael Lockwood, will serve as guardian ad litem for the former couple’s twin daughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Lockwood filed to be appointed the guardian ad litem in March, two months after Lisa Marie, who was the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died after suffering cardiac arrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Ms. Spears’s personal conservator, Jodi Montgomery, recently filed an urgent request for the court to appoint a guardian ad litem who would be assigned solely to help Ms. Spears choose her own lawyer.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
Biberaj has varied experience as a civil and criminal litigator for 25 years, substitute judge and guardian ad litem.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2019
“Tandoori, Harrison, and Hugo are all minors. You had no right to interrogate them without a parent or guardian ad litem present.”
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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