IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Case No. ____________________________ Petitioner Petitioner's Attorney Judge A copy of this Order: Petitioner's Atty. Respondent Respondent's Attorney Deputy Clerk should be sent to has been sent to Respondent's Atty. Other ________________________ File Stamp GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTMENT ORDER THIS CAUSE COMING ON TO BE HEARD upon motion of the: Petitioner Respondent Court (sua sponte), the Court being advised in the premises, FINDS that a dispute exists between the parties/litigants involving: allocation of parental responsibilities relocation other __________________________________; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: __________________________________________ (G.A.L. name-please print), whose address is _______________________________________________________________ and phone number is ____________________________________ is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem ("GAL") for the following named child(ren): ___________________________________________________ (identify by initials only). Within five (5) days of the entry of this Order, the attorney for Petitioner Respondent shall send a copy of this Order along with all relevant pleadings and reports to the GAL appointed herein. The GAL shall investigate and report back to the Court following disputed issues: allocation of parental responsibilities orally in writing with recommendations on the relocation other ____________________________. The GAL's report shall be completed no later than _______________________________, 20______, unless otherwise ordered. Copies of written reports shall be submitted to all attorneys of record, self-represented litigants, and the Court on or before the date designated herein. The GAL shall further make recommendations regarding the need for an appointment pursuant to: SCR 215 (physical/mental exam) Section 604.10(b) (Court's professional) Section 604.10(c) (party retained professional) Section 604.10(d) (Court's investigator) Guardian Ad Litem Appointment Order 08-03-16/p.1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com The parties/litigants shall contact the GAL within 24 hours to schedule interviews and home visits, if applicable, and shall immediately make the child(ren) and their respective homes available to the GAL for investigative purposes. The parties/litigants shall pay an initial retainer to the GAL in the amount of $ ________________________, with payment due no later than ________ days from the date hereof. Payment of the initial retainer shall be without prejudice, subject to reallocation and shall be allocated between the litigants as follows: Petitioner $ ________________ Respondent $ ________________ The GAL shall submit statements to litigants for services rendered within 90 days from today's date, and every subsequent 90 day period thereafter during the course of his/her appointment. This Appointment Order is subject to all applicable statutes, the Local Rules of the Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit, and shall further be subject to the following additional conditions: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ This matter is continued for status on the GAL report/investigation to ________________________________ 20 ____, at ______ m. in courtroom ___________ of the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, IL. Date: ________________________________ Judge: ____________________________________________ Guardian Ad Litem Appointment Order 08-03-16/p.2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com