Last Action | 03/18/20: to Judiciary (S) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other court-appointed counsel and making an appropriation therefor. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 57 |
Sponsors | D. Elliott, J. Petrie |
Summary of Original Version | Amend various KRS sections to provide that guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel shall receive a fee not to exceed $500 and to specify the payors of those fees; amend KRS 625.0405, 625.041, and 625.080 to provide that the appointment of guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel for voluntary or involuntary termination of parental rights proceedings shall solely be for representation at the trial level and shall not extend to the filing of an appeal nor to the appeal process thereafter. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Courts - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Parental Rights - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Appropriations - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Children and Minors - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Civil Actions - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 |
Votes | Vote History |
02/06/20 |
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02/10/20 |
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02/13/20 |
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03/04/20 |
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03/05/20 |
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03/09/20 |
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03/11/20 |
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03/12/20 |
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03/17/20 |
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03/18/20 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Clarify that only private attorneys appointed to represent those alleged to be mentally ill shall receive a representation fee; provide that guardians ad litems and court-appointed counsel appointed to represent minors and disabled adults in guardianship or conservatorship hearings receive a reasonable fee to be paid by the respondent; specify that if the respondent is indigent, the attorney shall receive a fee not to exceed $500 and shall be paid by the county; clarify that attorneys appointed in a DVO or IPO proceeding to represent a minor or an adult who is incarcerated shall be paid by the Finance and Administration Cabinet if the petition is granted; specify that if the petition is not granted, the petitioner shall pay. |
Index Headings |
Courts - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Appropriations - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Civil Actions - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Counties - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Local Mandate - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | S. Lee |
Summary | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 453 to provide that a guardian ad litem appointed in a tort action be paid a reasonable fee for his or her services, to be taxed as costs and paid in accordance with KRS 453.040; APPROPRIATION. |
Index Headings |
Courts - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Appropriations - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Civil Actions - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Counties - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | D. Elliott |
Summary | Clarify that guardians ad litems appointed to represent minors in guardianship or conservatorship hearings receive a reasonable fee to be paid by the plaintiff; return language pertaining to court-appointed counsel for certain respondents in domestic violence or interpersonal protection order proceedings to the introduced version; APPROPRIATION. |
Index Headings |
Courts - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Appropriations - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Civil Actions - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for Counties - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees for |
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