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Guardian ad Litem Fees

By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//

Guardian ad Litem Fees

By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: R.B.O, et al v. Mark S. Knutson

Case No.: 2016AP952

Officials: Lundsten, Sherman, and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Guardian ad Litem Fees

The underlying action in this appeal was commenced with the filing of a petition for a determination of parentage in connection with the birth of a child by a surrogate mother, after the pertinent persons entered into a surrogacy agreement. The circuit court granted the uncontested petition. However, the only dispute on appeal is over the amount of compensation to which the guardian ad litem is entitled. Moreover, we resolve this appeal on limited grounds: reversal due to the failure of the circuit court to address a motion for reconsideration regarding reasonable GAL compensation. Neither side urges reversal on this ground, but we conclude that it is compelled by settled law and the distinctly different roles of the circuit courts and this court. Separately, in the interest of judicial efficiency, we resolve legal issues briefed by the parties that are likely to recur following remand.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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