HB182 Alabama 2017 Session
Updated Jul 24, 2021
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
April WeaverSenatorRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2017
- Title
- Indigent defense, juvenile court, guardian ad litems, maximum atty fee for services raised, Sec. 15-12-21 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, the maximum fee that counsel may collect when appointed to represent an indigent client in a juvenile case is $2,500.
This bill would authorize the trial court to certify a fee in the amount of up to $5,000 in certain juvenile dependency cases for guardians ad litem representing children. This bill would require a court waiving the limit to enter an order specifying the reasons for the waiver.
- Subjects
- Attorneys
Bill Actions
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Indefinitely Postponed
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
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Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
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Source: Alabama Legislature