Conn. Practice Book § 25-61 (2026)

Sec. 25-61. Family Division The family services unit shall, at the request of the judicial authority, provide assistance with regard to issues concerning custody, visitation, finances, mediation, case management and such other matters as the judicial authority may direct, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of any party or any child in a family proceeding. If an evaluation of a party or child is requested by the judicial authority, counsel for the party or child shall not initiate contact with the evaluator, unless otherwise ordered by the judicial authority, until the evaluation is filed with the clerk pursuant to Section 25-60 (b). (P.B. 1998.) (Amended June 14, 2013, to take effect Jan. 1, 2014.) Sec. 25-61A. Standing Committee on Guard- ians Ad Litem and Attorneys for the Minor Child in Family Matters (a) There shall be a standing committee on guardians ad litem and attorneys for the minor child in family matters. The membership shall con- sist of nine individuals, appointed by the chief court administrator. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the chief court administrator, and shall include: (1) the chief public defender, or his or her designee; (2) a mental health professional, with experi- ence in the fields of child and family matters; (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Pub- lic Health, or his or her designee; (4) an attorney in good standing, licensed to practice law in the State of Connecticut by the Judicial Branch, who focuses his or her practice in the area of family law, and who is not on the list of individuals qualified to be appointed as a guardian ad litem or an attorney for a minor child in a family matter; (5) two judges of the Superior Court with experi- ence presiding over family matters, one of whom

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