Q: My ex husband asked for a guardian ad litem. We had one when we got divorced.
She doesn't return my calls or emails, but she emails me with his concerns. I'm supposed to pay half of her fees. My daughters say she doesn't let them talk.
A: I'm not sure what your question is. Are you asking if there is a way to get a different guardian ad litem appointed? Generally, the court won't grant a party's request to change the guardian ad litem. Usually the person the court appoints is a person that the judge is familiar with as judges tend to appoint the same people to serve as the GAL on their cases. If you haven concerns that the GAL is not responding to you or hearing out the children, be sure to bring up your concerns to your attorney. Your attorney should be able to address these concerns with you, and possibly, also with the GAL directly.
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