Jeffrey Galvin (Downey Brand LLP): Legislature Updates California’s Guardian Ad Litem Appointment Statues (January 4, 2023)

Jeffrey Galvin, of Downey Brand LLP, has made available for download his article, “Legislature Updates California’s Guardian Ad Litem Appointment Statues,” published in JDSUPRA. The article begins as follows:

California courts may appoint guardians ad litem as helping hands to act for those unable to make their own decisions in litigated cases because they are minors or incapacitated adults.  For background, see our prior post.

Senate Bill 1279, effective January 1, 2023, clarifies and improves the rules governing the selection of guardians ad litem, commonly known as “GALs.”  Sponsored by the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association, the bill amends Code of Civil Procedure section 372 and Probate Code section 1003.  The legislation is of broad import to California litigators regardless of practice area.

Click here to view Jeffrey Galvin’s summary of “Legislature Updates California’s Guardian Ad Litem Appointment Statues”

Posted by Melissa Zheng, Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal.