Members of a state legislative committee on Monday heard from dozens of people who say family court reform is critically needed to regulate how guardians ad litem are used in contentious child custody cases.
The public hearing was held by the Judiciary Committee on Senate Bill 494, which would add oversight of court-appointed guardians ad litem, cap the fees they can charge at $150 per hour up to $10,000 per case, and provide parents with a process to have GALs removed from custody cases at their request.
