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Guardian ad litem
Guardian Guard"i*an, n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See Guard, v. t., and cf. Wasden.] 1. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden. 2. (Law) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs. Of the several species of guardians, the first are guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in some cases) the mother of the child. --Blockstone. Guardian ad litem(Law), a guardian appointed by a court of justice to conduct a particular suit. Guardians of the poor, the members of a board appointed or elected to care for the relief of the poor within a township, or district.

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- Ad litem (Latin: "for the suit") is a term used in law to refer to the appointment by a court of one party to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party...
- Guardian ad Litem with completion of the Guardian ad Litem pre-service orientation requirements is requested. Although a guardian ad litem working through...
- Litém is a former civil parish in the muni****lity of Pombal, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santiago e São Simão de Litém e...
- A curator ad litem is a legal representative in Scots law and Roman-Dutch law appointed by a court to represent, during legal proceedings, the best interests...
- and one to hear appeals. In addition, there were 9 ad litem judges, making 25 in all. All 9 ad litem judges were ****igned to Chambers II and III. There was...
- permanent judges, 36 were ad litem judges, and one was an ad hoc judge. Note that one judge served as both a permanent and ad litem judge, and another served...
- formal trip by Roman Catholic bishops to visit the Pope every five years. ad litem to the lawsuit Legal phrase referring to a party appointed by a court to...
- Guardian Ad Litem, Lucille P.; M.s., Byhis Guardian Ad Litem, Joyce S.; M.j., by His Guardian Adlitem, Mary H.; Sylvia M., by Her Guardian at Litem, Sylviaw...
- trial, Judge De Salvo hires Julia Romano, the court-appointed guardian ad litem whose job it is to decide what would be best for Anna. Julia was once romantically...
- Machine Pe****, Richard L. Jr. P.A. Guardian Ad Litem. (December 29, 1998). "Report of guardian ad litem", for "In re: the guardianship of Theresa Schiavo...