SB 120 (2014) -  Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings

by Joyner
Providing that fees and costs incurred by an attorney who has rendered services to a ward in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets; providing that a court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a minor if necessary to protect the minor’s interest in a settlement; requiring that the examining committee be paid from state funds as court-appointed expert witnesses if a petition for incapacity is dismissed; requiring that a petitioner reimburse the state for expert witness fees if the court finds the petition to have been filed in bad faith, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

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  • Judiciary
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 21 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 21 Time: 09/11/2013 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/23/2013 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

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