Everyone from a passionate group of self-represented litigants to Connecticut’s chief justice has called for some reform of the state’s guardian ad litem system. Members of the legislature seem receptive to some changes.
They’re not alone. Across the country, many states, including Arizona, Maine and Maryland, have made sweeping changes in recent years to their laws regarding the use of GALs, who represent the interests of children during custody proceedings. One trend has been to add measures to increase GAL accountability.
