Florida Statute 61.405 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

61.405 Guardians ad litem; immunity.—Any person participating in a judicial proceeding as a guardian ad litem shall be presumed prima facie to be acting in good faith and in so doing shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might be incurred or imposed.

History.—s. 1, ch. 95-163.

Cases Citing F.S. 61.405

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·Dolin on Behalf of ND v. West, 22 F. Supp. 2d 1343 (M.D. Fla. 1998).
Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20427, 1998 WL 661326
...ver this claim. See Pennhurst State School & Hosp. v. Halderman, 465 U.S. 89, 104 S.Ct. 900, 79 L.Ed.2d 67 (1984). Further, a guardian ad litem under Florida law is immune from liability unless the guardian ad litem was not acting in good faith. See § 61.405, Fla....
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Cases Citing F.S. 61.405

·Dolin on Behalf of ND v. West, 22 F. Supp. 2d 1343 (M.D. Fla. 1998).