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Guardian Ad Litem - Youth | Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court - Division Of Domestic Relations

1 W Lakeside Ave., Room 114a, Cleveland, OH 44113

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Hours
M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm.
Fees
Fixed fee.
Service area
United States
Appoints a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) for youth whose parents are divorced or divorcing and are affected by custody and visitation issues. The GAL represents the child's best interest by performing an investigation and interviews of the family and their situation. GALs have been trained for this position and are generally attorneys, social workers, or psychologists. A GAL may be appointed for reasons such as to ensure the child's views are heard or one parent's behavior may be hurting the child.
Last assured
04/24/2025
Providing organization
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court - Division Of Domestic Relations
Operates as a specialized division of the Court of Common Pleas presiding over divorces, dissolutions, legal separations, annulments, domestic violence petitions, enforcement support orders, establishment of certain foreign support cases, and regulation of certain non-Ohio divorce decrees. Enforces its own orders and modifies issues relating to custody of children and child support.