Bill Text: MA S1646 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to the appointment of GAL to investigate.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1646 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1646-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the appointment of GAL to investigate.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the appointment of GAL to investigate.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 215 of the General Laws, as
appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section
56A and inserting in place thereof the following section:�
Section 56A.
Any judge of a probate and family court may appoint a guardian ad litem to
investigate the facts of any proceeding pending in said court relating to or involving
questions as to the care, custody or maintenance of minor children and as to
any matter involving domestic relations except those for the investigation of
which provision is made by section sixteen of chapter two hundred and eight.
Said guardian ad litem shall, before final judgment or decree in such
proceeding, report in writing to the court the results of the investigation,
and such report shall be open to inspection to all the parties in such
proceeding or their attorneys. The compensation, together with any expense,
shall be fixed by the court and shall be paid by the commonwealth, upon
certificate by the judge to the state treasurer or by one or both of the
parties, as the court may order. The state police, local police and probation
officers shall assist the guardian ad litem so appointed, upon his request.
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