Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
guardian ad litem
i am guardian for child re wrongful death..stlment need to put in block acct for child; lawyer refuses to sign sub of atty cited torres v friedman; i want to fire lawyer due to misconduct; says judge must approve sub of atty; is this true
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: guardian ad litem
the Torres case is here -- copy the address below into your address bar. . .
http://login.findlaw.com/scripts/callaw?dest=ca/calapp3d/169/880.html
(You will have to complete the free findlaw registration to access the case. . . )
Yes, the judge must approve the substitution, but the lawyer must also file a motion to be relieved if you are telling him to do that -- the lawyer should notify you of the date of the hearing. what is the lawyer misconduct -- feel free to send more info to my private email. . . Good luck.