One of my favorite topics seems to be guardians ad litem. Probably because I have several cases in which I serve in that capacity. One of the things that has bothered me about that role is that the guardian ad litem is often called upon to form an opinion regarding a child's well ...
That is the question facing a mother in south Mississippi. According to Time Magazine report, U.S. immigration officials have taken a baby away from an alleged illegal immigrant after the baby was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following the baby's birth, the hospital in which the child was born reportedly called Mississippi Department of Human Services, ...
I've written before concerning a guardian ad litem. This is, in my opinion, some of the hardest work I have ever done. It is a lot of pressure to have as your job deciding what is in the best interest of a child. Usually, this involves deciding which parent should have custody of the ...
As you can tell, I've been neglecting the blog lately. What can I say; I've been very busy, partly because I've been appointed guardian ad litem in several cases in the past two weeks.What is a guardian ad litem (GAL)? Literally, it means guardian for the ...