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Guardian ad litem
Guardian Guard"i*an, n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See Guard, v. t., and cf. Wasden.] 1. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden. 2. (Law) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs. Of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in some cases) the mother of the child. --Blockstone. Guardian ad litem(Law), a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit. Guardians of the poor, the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township, or district.

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- Ad litem (Latin: "for the suit") is a term used in law to refer to the appointment by a court of one party to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party...
- Services. Guardian Ad Litem Program. Retrieved 2024-01-14. "Guardian ad Litem Homepage / Guardian Ad Litem". Guardian Ad Litem. Retrieved 2024-01-14....
- A curator ad litem is a legal representative in Scots law and Roman-Dutch law appointed by a court to represent, during legal proceedings, the best interests...
- Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v British Columbia (AG), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657, 2004 SCC 78 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada wherein the...
- permanent judges, 36 were ad litem judges, and one was an ad hoc judge. Note that one judge served as both a permanent and ad litem judge, and another served...
- and one to hear appeals. In addition, there were 9 ad litem judges, making 25 in all. All 9 ad litem judges were ****igned to Chambers II and III. There was...
- 1979)". Justia Law. Retrieved March 13, 2023. "Larry P., by His Guardian Ad Litem, Lucille P. et al. v. Wilson Riles, et al., Defendants, 793 F.2d 969 (9th...
- Litém is a former civil parish in the muni****lity of Pombal, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santiago e São Simão de Litém e...
- guardian. They may also be known as a litigation friend, a guardian ad litem, or a litigation guardian. When a relative who is next of kin acts as a...
- use he is sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service as a guardian ad litem; the show focuses on this, his recovery from drug addiction, and his strained...