Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Filed: 4/10/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2816 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2816 by replacing 
3line 16 on page 3 through line 5 on page 4 with the following:


 
4"discretion of the court. No guardian ad litem fee or cost 
5shall be assessed against the Office of the State Guardian, the 
6public guardian, an adult protective services agency, the 
7Department of Children and Family Services, or the agency 
8designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection 
9and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act. 
10If the respondent is unable to pay the fee of the guardian ad 
11litem or appointed counsel, or both, the court may enter an 
12order for the petitioner to pay all such fees or such amounts 
13as the respondent or the respondent's estate may be unable to 
14pay. However, in cases where the Office of State Guardian is 
15the petitioner, consistent with Section 30 of the Guardianship 
16and Advocacy Act, where the public guardian is the petitioner, 
17consistent with Section 13-5 of this Act, where an adult 
 
 
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1protective services agency is the petitioner, pursuant to 
2Section 9 of the Adult Protective Services Act, or where the 
3Department of Children and Family Services is the petitioner 
4under subparagraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section 2-27 of the 
5Juvenile Court Act of 1987, no guardian ad litem or legal fees 
6shall be assessed against the Office of State Guardian, the 
7public guardian, the adult protective services agency, or the 
8Department of Children and Family Services.".