HB3284 - Tennessee - Domestic Relations

Companion Bill SB3458. Domestic Relations - Imposes guidelines on the appointment of guardians ad litem and attorneys ad litem in divorce and child custody proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 36, Chapter 4 and Title 37. Fiscal Summary for HB3284 / *SB3458(CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $4,000,000 / Indigent Defense Fund Bill Summary for HB3284 / *SB3458 Under present law, in an action for dissolution of marriage involving minor children, the court may, upon its own motion or upon the motion of either party, appoint a guardian ad litem for any minor child of the marriage. This bill revises this authorization to allow the court to appoint either a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem, or both, but limits the authorization for either appointment to situations where the parties are [...]

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