Our children deserve better.

Children who find themselves in family courts are appointed lawyers who speak for them and act as their guardians ad litem. By state law these guardians are paid a maximum of $500.00 per child regardless of how many hours they spend on the case. Read the C-J article. It is easy to see why most lawyers will shun this type of work, opting instead to handle other types of cases where they can bill their clients their normal hourly rate. The risks to children's welfare are thereby enormous. The Legislature needs to IMMEDIATELY look at this problem to ensure that those who have the passion to work for children's welfare do NOT get discouraged and quit, because the Commonwealth takes undue advantage of them and caps their legal worth (fees) at $500.00 per child.