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SB 120: Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings; Providing that fees and costs incurred by an attorney who has rendered services to a ward in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets; providing that a court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a minor if necessary to protect the minor’s interest in a settlement; requiring that the examining committee be paid from state funds as court-appointed expert witnesses if a petition for incapacity is dismissed; requiring that a petitioner reimburse the state for expert witness fees if the court finds the petition to have been filed in bad faith, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/23/2013 Senate • Filed
    9/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 21
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 21
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 120, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/23/2013 at 3:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 108 (c1) Public Records/Claim Settlement on Behalf of a Minor or Ward Joyner Linked Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill
    H 123 Fees and Costs in Guardianship Proceedings Schwartz Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill
    H 125 Pub. Rec./Claim Settlement on Behalf of Minor or Ward Schwartz Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.108 Guardian’s and attorney’s fees and expenses. Page 1 (pdf)
    744.3025 Claims of minors. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 3 (pdf)

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