Bill Text: VA SB7 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Appointed counsel for parents or guardians; attorneys who qualify as guardian ad litem.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0509) [SB7 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-SB7-Prefiled.html
16100440D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 16.1-266.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §16.1-266.1. Standards for attorneys appointed as guardians ad litem; list of qualified attorneys; attorneys appointed for parents or guardians. A. On or before January 1, 1995, the Judicial Council of
Virginia, in conjunction with the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar
Association, shall adopt standards for attorneys appointed as guardians ad
litem pursuant to §16.1-266. The standards shall, B. The Judicial Council shall maintain a list of attorneys
admitted to practice law in Virginia who are qualified to serve as guardians ad
litem based upon the standards and shall make the
names available to the courts. If no attorney who is on the list is reasonably
available, a judge in his discretion C. Counsel appointed for a parent or guardian pursuant to subsection D of §16.1-266 shall be selected from the list of attorneys who are qualified to serve as guardians ad litem. If no attorney who is on the list is reasonably available, a judge in his discretion may appoint any discreet and competent attorney who is admitted to practice law in Virginia. |