Family Court Appointment

A guardian ad litem shall not be appointed or serve except upon written order of the court. Following the order of the court, the guardian ad litem manager or manager's designee shall designate a guardian ad litem. The initial or a subsequent order shall set forth: (a) the statute or rule providing for the appointment of the guardian ad litem; (b) the specific duties to be performed by the guardian ad litem in the case; Published by the Revisor of Statutes under Minnesota Statutes, section 3C.08, subdivision 1. 341 GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE MINNESOTA COURT RULES (c) to the extent appropriate, deadlines for the completion of the duties set forth; (d) to the extent appropriate, the duration of the appointment; and (e) the provisions for parental fee collection as applicable under Minnesota Statutes, sections 257.69, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and 518.165, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and as established by the State Guardian ad Litem Board. (Amended effective January 1, 1999; renumbered and amended effective January 1, 2005; amended effective January 1, 2007; amended effective July 1, 2015; amended effective January 1, 2025.)