{"id":443,"date":"2022-09-26T15:59:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josephcaulfield.com\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:47:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T15:47:22","slug":"guardian-ad-litem-gal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/josephcaulfield.com\/services\/guardian-ad-litem-gal\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardian ad Litem (GAL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"443\" class=\"elementor elementor-443\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad20549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad20549\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30277dfa\" data-id=\"30277dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4812fadd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4812fadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A Guardian ad Litem, often referred to as a \u201cGAL,\u201d is a trained professional appointed by the court to represent, usually, the best interests of a child. A GAL functions as the eyes and ears of the court, investigates and interviews witnesses, and reports findings and makes recommendations to the court concerning parenting rights and responsibilities.<\/p><p>Online social media issues abound in my GAL practice.<\/p><p>To post private and embarrassing items before litigation is bad enough, in that these postings never go away. But, it\u2019s truly amazing what parties in the middle of parenting battle still post! If there is a contention that a parent has a drug or alcohol problem, it\u2019s probably not the right time to post photos doing jello shots during Happy Hour or posing next to bong.<\/p><p>I have been certified as a Guardian ad Litem in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts, although I no longer serve in Massachusetts. 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