Bill Text: CT HB05504 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Compensation Of A Guardian Ad Litem Or Attorney For A Minor Child Appointed In A Family Relations Matter.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-16 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05504 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05504-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5504
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 503
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM OR ATTORNEY FOR A MINOR CHILD APPOINTED IN A FAMILY RELATIONS MATTER.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 46b-62 of the general statutes be amended to provide that a court may not order a party to a family relations matter to pay fees to a guardian ad litem or attorney for a minor child appointed in a family relations matter, if at the time of such appointment, a party is receiving unemployment compensation.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit the court from requiring a party to pay fees to a guardian ad litem or attorney for a minor child appointed in a family relations matter when such party is receiving unemployment compensation.