Hearing Costs

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Under §§33-8-305 —33-8-313, if the child is indigent and is not in the custody of the department of children's services, the department shall reimburse the attorney for the petitioner, the attorney and the guardian ad litem appointed by the court for the child, and the psychiatrist who testifies at the hearing, whether the board-certified child psychiatrist under §33-8-309 or the court-appointed independent psychiatrist under §33-8-308, in an amount fixed by the court. The department shall pay all court costs under §§33-8-305 —33-8-313 if the child is indigent and is not in the custody of the department of children's services.


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