CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Custody and Visitation
......Attorney for Children
.........Appointment of
............Guardian Ad Litem
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Appointment of Guardian ad litem.

11-yr.-old was entitled to hire her own atty in DVRO proceeding that was separate from court-appointed Minor's Counsel in parents' divorce.

Appointing GAL for minors in family law cases is without statutory authority and unsuited to functions trial ct. sought to have performed.