Appointment Of Counsel Or Gal {SCCA-267}

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ____________________ ) IN THE COURT OF (Select one.) ) COMMON PLEAS FAMILY COURT ) _______________JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ________________________________, ) CASE NO.: ____________________________ ) Plaintiff(s), APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL OR GAL ) -vs(Select one.) ________________________________, ) ORDER ) Defendant(s). AMENDED ORDER TYPE OF CASE/PROCEEDING: (Select one.) Post-Conviction Relief (PCR)/habeas case SVP case Minor Name Change Adoption Custody and/or Visitation Other: Juvenile Abuse and Neglect It appears that_______________________________________________________, who is a litigant in this case, is entitled to court-appointed counsel or a guardian ad litem. It further appears that: (Select one.) counsel/guardian ad litem has not yet been appointed by the court; therefore, an appointment for counsel/guardian ad litem is necessary. counsel/guardian ad litem was previously appointed by the court but has indicated either a possible conflict of interest, an entitlement to exemption, or other good cause warranting the appointment of new counsel or GAL based on: _________________________________ counsel was previously appointed by the court but has not indicated that the litigant has retained private counsel and is no longer entitled to appointed counsel. court appointed counsel has obtained ______________________________________, Esquire as substitute counsel pursuant to Rule 608(h)(2); provided, however, only the member who originally received the appointment and who sought substitute counsel shall receive credit. Other:_____________________________________________________________________ Therefore, it is ordered that________________________________________________, hereby is appointed as (Select only one.) counsel lead counsel (if capital PCR case) guardian ad litem for the above-named person. Any counsel or GAL previously appointed is/are hereby relieved. (If Death Penalty PCR Case) It is further ordered that__________________________, Esquire, is hereby appointed as second counsel in this capital PCR case. The clerk of court is directed to forward a copy of this order to all persons entitled to notice. IT IS SO ORDERED THIS ______ DAY OF _____________________________, 20__. ____________________________________ Circuit Judge Clerk of Court NOTICE: SC Supreme Court Order of September 29, 2006, requires appointed counsel entitled to payment from the Office of Indigent Defense (OID) to register the case online with OID within fifteen (15) days of this appointment at www.sccid.sc.gov, and further directs that reimbursement vouchers be submitted directly to SCCID and not to the trial judge or clerk of court. See SCCID website for further details. SCCA/267 (03/07) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com