Bill Text - HB1343 (2014)

(New Title) relative to guardian ad litem fees.


Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight

HB 1343 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

19Mar2014… 0722h

2014 SESSION

14-2566

05/03

HOUSE BILL 1343

AN ACT relative to guardian ad litem fees.

SPONSORS: Rep. A. White, Graf 13

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits a guardian ad litem to exceed the maximum fee for the appointment only if the guardian ad litem receives prior approval of the presiding officer and the parties are notified.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19Mar2014… 0722h

14-2566

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to guardian ad litem fees.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Guardian Ad Litem Services; Cost and Fee Structure. Amend RSA 490:26-f by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. Whenever a guardian ad litem is appointed pursuant to statutory authority or court order, the guardian ad litem may exceed the maximum fee for the appointment, or additional fees may be authorized, only with the prior approval of the presiding officer and when all parties have been notified.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.