Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing him or herself.
Each YFZ child has been appointed:
1. an attorney (attorney ad litem)
2. a court-appointed special advocate (guardian ad litem)
3. a CPS worker
1. an attorney (attorney ad litem)
2. a court-appointed special advocate (guardian ad litem)
Yes and they aren't the same are they?