{"_key":"d17673b6-6431-5f7c-89c3-ffd7d33690a7","definitions":[{"example":"The work of an attorney ad litem ensures that a child's educational needs are met.","text":"a lawyer appointed by a court to represent a child during a legal proceeding","audio":"en-us/d17673b6-6431-5f7c-89c3-ffd7d33690a7/3e0917cc-caca-5407-aa91-90e72f4665af.mp3"}],"dictionary":"en","fol":[{"name":"Procedural Law and Evidence","url":"/dictionaries/en/procedural-law-and-evidence"},{"name":"Family Law","url":"/dictionaries/en/family-law"}],"notes":[{"text":"guardian ad litem (noun) The state court judge appointed Rochelle to serve as Doe's guardian ad litem and named Myles her attorney ad litem. "}],"phrases":[{"text":"The duty of paying $20,000 in cash to cover James' attorney ad litem costs fell on Juliette in 2014."},{"text":"If the court finds that Jane Doe wishes to proceed, the district court will instruct the government to cooperate either with the Garzas, or another guardian and attorney ad litem the district court may choose to appoint."},{"text":"Recent cases include helping a man in a nursing home divorce his absent wife and regain control of his finances and serving as attorney ad litem for a mentally disabled and abused child."},{"text":"This is a 4-year-old child who has seen things an adult should not have seen,\" said Rachel Leal-Hudson, the boy's attorney ad litem."},{"text":"Rochelle filed papers in state court to serve as Doe's guardian ad litem and Myles filed papers to serve as her attorney ad litem. "},{"text":"The trial court appointed an attorney ad litem to represent the unknown heirs of the deceased borrower, who filed an answer raising the statute of limitations as a defense on the basis that more than five years had passed since the default."},{"text":"Chutkan's October 18 ruling, which refers to the teen as “Jane Doe” and “J.D.,” says that HHS is “required to transport J.D.—or allow J.D. to be transported by either her guardian or attorney ad litem.\""}],"pos":"noun","posSlug":"noun","slug":"attorney-ad-litem","term":"attorney ad litem","termAudio":"en-us/d17673b6-6431-5f7c-89c3-ffd7d33690a7/71347e34-721d-5de4-8c13-32f061cd7ea3.mp3"}