CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Inside a family courtroom, mothers and fathers are often fighting for custody of their children, and in the middle of that fight is a Guardian Ad Litem. A third-party ...

SOUTH CAROLINA (WCIV) — When it comes to custody cases, guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteers can be vital. GALs are people assigned to represent the needs of a child, essentially serving as legal ...

Lehigh County’s fiscal watchdog says the guardian ad litem program, which assigns overseers to protect children in custody and dependency cases, needs better standards to assure it’s working fairly ...

Though the guardian ad litem’s essential duty is limited to an advisory role to determine whether a proposed settlement is in the best interest of the minor, Texas courts have recognized that the ...