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HB182 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

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

H

Indefinitely Postponed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature