{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-477.715","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.715","heading":"Child counsel appointment in lieu of guardian ad litem, when — expiration date.","body":"1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 210.160 or any other provision of law to the contrary, in any circuit participating in a pilot project established by the Missouri supreme court relating to guardians ad litem, children's counsel, or parent's counsel, where the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 210.160 require that the judge appoint a guardian ad litem for a child, the judge may instead appoint a child's counsel to represent any child who is fourteen years of age or older at all stages of the proceeding, including appeal, without the additional appointment of a guardian ad litem. The child and the child's parent or guardian shall not be represented by the same counsel.\n2. The provisions of this section shall expire on January 1, 2028.","path":["Title XXXII - COURTS","Chapter 477 - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=477.715","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"fcfbc2090bf46dddaf1160f7b8bf1582385de04d8015bb0a9556502cb16194fb","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-477.710","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-478.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}