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If a court hearing is ordered for a final IPO, the judge is supposed to appoint a guardian ad litem (“GAL”) for any minor who does not already have an attorney. There is no cost to the minor to have a GAL. Also, it doesn’t matter if you are the petitioner or the respondent on the case; you can still get a GAL appointed.1
1 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 456.035(2)
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