MATTER OF HARRIS


849 S.W.2d 334 (1993)

In the Matter of Connie Marie HARRIS, A Child under 18 years of age. STATE of Tennessee, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kathleen Mae White HARRIS, Thomas William Harris, Defendants, Kim L. Kirk and Jon S. Jablonski, Guardians Ad Litem, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

February 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. Reporter, Dianne Stamey Dycus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Kim L. Kirk, Woods & Woods, Nashville, for defendant/guardian ad litem Kathleen Harris.

Jon S. Jablonski, Nashville, for defendant/guardian ad litem for Connie Marie Harris.

Jean Crowe, Nashville, for defendant/appellee Thomas Harris.

John Michael Thompson, Nashville, for defendant/guardian ad litem Kathleen Harris.


OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents for review the assessment of guardian ad litem fees as court costs against the Tennessee Department of Human Services in a proceeding for the termination of parental rights initiated by the Department. The case is remanded for re-adjudication of costs.

The Department filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the father and the mother of a minor, pursuant to T.C.A. § 37-1-147 ...

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