CLIFTON NEW JERSEY PASSAIC COUNTY DIVORCE MEDIATION ATTORNEY GUARDIAN AD LITEM

The ex-wife sued the ex-husband for custody of their child. Then the brother of the ex-wife certified he was willing to care for the child, and the New Jersey divorce judge granted temporary custody to the brother, who was thereafter order to pay the $94, 800 fee for the court-appointed guardian ad litem. On appeal, the appellant asserted he should not have been ordered to pay the fee for the guardian ad litem because he was not a party. While the appeal was pending, the guardian ad litem informed the New Jersey Appellate Division her entire fee had been paid by the ex-wife, which rendered the order moot.     Morris v. Morris, New Jersey App. Div., October 4, 2007