(a) The circuit or superior court exercising jurisdiction over an adoption proceeding in any of the following counties shall establish a guardian ad litem pilot program to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of an incapacitated parent:(1) LaPorte County.(2) Marshall County.(3) Starke County.(b) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem under this section if a parent of a child subject to a petition for adoption:(1) is an individual with an intellectual disability; and(2) has a court appointed guardian.(c) The provisions of IC 31-32-3 concerning the:(1) representation;(2) duties;(3) liabilities; and(4) appointment;of a guardian ad litem apply to a guardian ad litem appointed under this section.(d) The cost and expenses incurred in connection with the appointment of a guardian ad litem are paid by the county upon order of the appointing court.(e) This section expires July 1, 2026.As added by P.L.97-2024, SEC.1.
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