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MS SB2070
Bill
Status
2/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 9-5-89 to specify that failure to pay court-ordered guardian ad litem compensation is not contempt of court but must be enforced as a civil debt through civil proceedings, writs of attachment, or garnishment.
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Amends Section 43-21-121 to apply the same civil debt enforcement mechanism to unpaid guardian ad litem fees in youth court proceedings, distinguishing them from unpaid child support or alimony.
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Modifies Sections 93-11-65, 93-15-107, 93-17-8, and 97-5-42 to conform references to guardian ad litem fee payment with the new civil debt enforcement standard established in the bill.
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Effective date: July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Guardian ad litem fees; failure to pay enforced as any other civil debt.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2019