guardian ad litem
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The court appointed a guardian ad litem to serve as a legal advocate for the boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
The hearing took place in the judge’s chambers, with the teenager’s case worker and a guardian ad litem attending alongside her.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022
However, in court documents Foster said that the suit was “brought in bad faith” and that both Hudson and his guardian ad litem had signed off on the accounting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2022
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
“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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