North Carolina § 7B-1200 - Office of Guardian ad Litem Services established.

§ 7B-1200. Office of Guardian ad Litem Services established.

There is established within the Administrative Office of the Courts an Office of Guardian ad Litem Services to provide services in accordance with G.S. 7B-601 to abused, neglected, or dependent juveniles involved in judicial proceedings and to assure that all participants in these proceedings are adequately trained to carry out their responsibilities. Each local program shall consist of volunteer guardians ad litem, at least one program attorney, a program coordinator who is a paid State employee, and any clerical staff as the Administrative Office of the Courts in consultation with the local program deems necessary. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall adopt rules and regulations necessary and appropriate for the administration of the program. History (1983, c. 761, s. 160; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1037, s. 32; c. 1090, s. 7; 1998-202, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1998-202, s. 37(b), makes this Article effective July 1, 1999, and applicable to acts committed on or after that date. Session Laws 1998-202, s. 36, contains a severability clause. Legal Periodicals. - For article, "A Comparison of Child Advocacy Laws in Abuse and Neglect Cases in England the United States," see 31 N.C. Cent. L. Rev. 3331 N.C. Cent. L. Rev. 33 (2008).