Three Million in tax payer money paid to Guardian ad litem Lawyers

One of the biggest complaints by people is the huge sums of money that Guardians ad litem bill out on jobs. Clients complain about the crippling costs and Guardians ad litem complain about how it is the clients fault for the escalated costs. In Nebraska an audit is being conducted of their Guardian ad litem system. The audit has so far shown that one law firm - Incontro - has a tax lien of $50,000 against it. Guardian ad litem payments for Incontrol Law and Monahan Law (another law firm as part of the audit) are listed at the end of the article.

WOWT 6 News

Coloring books instead of legal pads are how lawyer Thomas Incontro helps his clients. Incontro is a Guardian Ad Litem and he says, "I have to ask them some difficult questions."

His firm is the voice of children in juvenile court. Incontro says, "I’ve personally represented children that have had broken bones, who are victims of shaken baby."

Incontro's seven attorneys represents up to a thousand children as Guardian ad Litems Incontro explains "We make recommendation to the judge on children. Do we think they should be unified with a parent or go for adoption."

In the last five years Douglas county taxpayers paid Incontro law close to three million dollars A Fact FInders check of Douglas county Register of Deeds records found three Federal and one state of Nebraska tax lien against Incontro totaling about 50-thousand dollars in unpaid taxes.

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