Legal Opinion
Paige K. B. v. Molepske
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1998No. 96-2620PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonald W. Steinmetz, J.
¶ 1. The sole issue in this case is whether an attorney-guardian ad litem (GAL) appointed by the circuit court pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 767.045 (1993-94) to represent the best interests of a child in a custody dispute is entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity for the negligent performance of his or her duties. Both the circuit court and the court of appeals recognized such absolute quasi-judicial immunity.
¶ 2. This case is before the court on petition for review of a published opinion of the court of appeals, Paige K. B. v. Molepske, 211 Wis. 2d 572, 565 N.W.2d 549 (Ct. App. 1997),…
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