“I am Kyra Devore’s guardian ad litem,” he said. “Do you know what that means, Mr. Noonan?” “I believe I do.” “It means,” Durgin rolled on, “that I’ve been appointed by Judge Rancourt to decide—if I can—where Kyra Devore’s best interests lie, should a custody judgment become necessary. Judge Rancourt would not, in such an event, be required to base his decision on my conclusions, but in many cases that is what happens.”
