2016 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXII COURTS (476-488)
Chapter 484 Attorneys at Law
Section 484.350 Standards for representation to be updated and adopted statewide, when.

MO Rev Stat § 484.350 (2016) What's This?

484.350. Recognizing that Missouri children have a right to adequate and effective representation in child welfare cases, the September 17, 1996, Missouri supreme court standards for representation by guardians ad litem shall be updated and adopted statewide and each circuit shall devise a plan for implementation which takes into account the individual needs of their circuit as well as the negative impact that excessive caseloads have upon effectiveness of counsel. These plans shall be approved by the supreme court en banc and fully implemented by July 1, 2011.

(L. 2008 H.B. 1570 § 484.302, A.L. 2011 H.B. 111 merged with S.B. 237)

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