N.H. Code Admin. R. Gal 503.07

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Gal 503.07 - Business Transactions
(a) Except for the guardian ad litem's fee agreement, a guardian ad litem shall not, during the term of his or her appointment, enter into any business transaction with a recipient of services, a party, counsel for a party, or a material witness.
(b) A guardian ad litem shall not possess an ownership, possessory, security, or other pecuniary interest of any type that is unfavorable to a recipient of services, unless the appointing court, after full disclosure to it of the nature of the interest, allows the guardian ad litem to serve while still in the possession of the interest.
(c) Except for the guardian ad litem's fee agreement, a guardian ad litem shall not, without the express written agreement of all of the parties, enter into a business relationship of any type with any of the following persons during the time of the guardian ad litem's appointment in a case, or for a period of 6 months after the appointment has ended:
(1) The recipient of services; or
(2) If the case to which the guardian ad litem was appointed involved child custody, any party to the case.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Gal 503.07

#8941, eff 9-15-07

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #12010, Effective 10/21/2016, Expires 11/1/2026.