CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Guardians Ad Litem
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When minor a party to lawsuit, guardian ad litem shall be appointed; duties of guardian ad litem.

Procedure for appointment of guardian ad litem.

Role of guardian ad litem.

Trial court properly sustained demurrer of H's divorce/custody GAL to his tort C/As, as both precedent re other quasi-judicial personnel, and policy considerations, showed quasi-judicial immunity appropriate.

Appointing GAL for minors in family law cases is without statutory authority and unsuited to functions trial ct. sought to have performed.

Denial of son's request to be appointed GAL was improper where he was mother’s attorney-in-fact, and her nominee to be her conservator, establishing that he was ••presumptively•• entitled to be appointed.

Disso petition may be brought on behalf of spouse under conservatorship by and through his/her GAL if it is established s/he is capable of, and has, exercised a judgment, for dissolution for irreconcilable differences.

Rule of court to be adopted for appointing of GAL in compliance with requirement of CAPTA.

Guardian ad litem was properly appointed to represent H claiming to be incompetent.