Amicus attorney definition

Amicus attorney means an attorney appointed by
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Amicus attorney means an attorney appointed by the court in a suit, other than a suit filed by a governmental entity, whose role is to provide legal services necessary to assist the court in protecting a child's best interests rather than to provide legal services to the child.
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Amicus attorney means a lawyer appointed by the court in a suit, other than a suit filed by a governmental entity, who provides legal services for the purpose of protecting the child’s interests without being bound by the child’s expressed preferences. The creation of this potential appointment was specifically crafted to alleviate the conflicts that have arisen when an attorney is appointed as a GAL.
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More Definitions of Amicus attorney

Amicus attorney means an attorney appointed by 1-21 the court in a suit, other than a suit filed by a governmental 1-22 entity, whose role is to provide legal services necessary to assist 1-23 the court in protecting a child ’s best interests rather than to 1-24 provide legal services to the child, including by acting as a 1-25 witness or making recommendations to the court.
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  • City Attorney means the City Attorney of the City or any person designated by the City Attorney to perform one or more of the duties of the City Attorney under this Agreement.

  • County Attorney means the chief legal counsel for County appointed by the Board.

  • District attorney means any of the following:

  • Prosecuting attorney means the prosecuting attorney for a county, an assistant prosecuting attorney for a county, the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, an assistant attorney general, a special prosecuting attorney, or, in connection with the prosecution of an ordinance violation, an attorney for the political subdivision that enacted the ordinance upon which the violation is based.

  • Attorney means, if appointed to represent a child under the provisions referenced in section 5213, an attorney serving as the child's legal advocate in the manner defined and described in section 13a of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.13a.