Document ID: General_Provisions_Article_2._§_48-2-201._ Appointment_of_attorney_or_guardian_ad_litem.

Section Title: {"article_title": "Article 2.", "section_title": "§ 48-2-201.  Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Content:
§ 48-2-201.  Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem. (a)	The court may appoint an attorney to represent a parent or alleged parent who is unknown or whose whereabouts are unknown and who has not responded to notice of the adoption proceeding as provided in Part 4 of this Article. (b)	The court on its own motion may appoint an attorney or a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the adoptee in a contested proceeding brought under this Chapter. (1995, c. 457, s. 2.)