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IN RE PATERNITY OF N.L.P.

No. 45S03-0904-JV-133.

926 N.E.2d 20 (2010)

In re the PATERNITY OF N.L.P. R.P., Appellee (Petitioner below), v. L.S. n/k/a L.B., Appellee (Respondent below). Jill S. Swope, Appellant-Guardian Ad Litem.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill S. Swope, Sterba & Swope, LLP, Schererville, IN, Attorney for Appellant Guardian Ad Litem.

Debra Lynch Dubovich, Levy & Dubovich, Highland, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Lake County Bar Association.

On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-0805-JV-226

RUCKER, Justice.

In this opinion we conclude that where the parties in a domestic relations dispute sign a written agreement retaining the services of a guardian ad litem, the trial court, when awarding fees and expenses incurred by the guardian ad litem, is bound to enforce the terms of the agreement unless it is contrary to public policy.

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