Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 1-202
Appointment of counsel for minor
Effective Oct 1, 2008Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 467, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 488, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.State of Maryland
(a) In an action in which custody, visitation rights, or the amount of support of a minor child is contested, the court may:
(1)
- (i) appoint a lawyer who shall serve as a child advocate attorney to represent the minor child and who may not represent any party to the action; or
- (ii) appoint a lawyer who shall serve as a best interest attorney to represent the minor child and who may not represent any party to the action; and
- (2) impose counsel fees against one or more parties to the action.
- (b) A lawyer appointed under this section shall exercise ordinary care and diligence in the representation of a minor child.
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 467, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 488, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.