HB 1785 -- Guardians Ad Litem

Sponsor:  Franz

This bill creates the Guardian Ad Litem Fund for the purpose of
compensating court-appointed guardians ad litem.  It will be
funded from a surcharge ranging from $25 to $100 assessed to
anyone bringing a probate proceeding under Chapters 473, 474, or
475, RSMo.  For each domestic relations case filed, an additional
surcharge not to exceed $30 may be assessed by any circuit court
that does not have a family court or a family court division.
The bill also allows the court to order as a condition of
probation a designated amount that the defendant must pay to the
Missouri Public Defender System when there is a guilty plea or a
finding of guilt and the defendant was represented by the Office
of State Public Defender.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:44 am