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Guardian ad Litem Handbook

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Published By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-529-1

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Whether you’re looking for guidance on just the basics of being a guardian ad litem, or you need detailed help with the most complex issues, you’ll find it in The Guardian ad Litem Handbook. Read More ↓

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Part of the Books Unbound Library Collection: Family Law

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Whether you’re looking for guidance on just the basics of being a guardian ad litem, or you need detailed help with the most complex issues, you’ll find it in The Guardian ad Litem Handbook. Read More ↓

742+ pp.; 5th ed. 2018-19
(Includes 2020-21 and 2022-23 supplement) 

Topics include:

  • The Guardian ad Litem: An Overview
  • Children: The Human Side
  • Family Court: Chapter 767
  • Juvenile Court: Chapter 48
  • Adults with Mental Disabilities: The Human Side
  • Guardianship: Chapter 54
  • Protective Services and Protective Placement: Chapter 55
  • State Mental Health Act: Chapter 51
  • Probate Court
  • Personal Injury

The 2022-2023 supplement includes a number of changes, such as:

  • The Wisconsin Legislature’s amendment of the Wisconsin Children’s Code to allow courts to order children into placements certified as qualified residential treatment programs (QRTPs)
  • Recent Wisconsin appellate court opinions that discussed issues arising in cases involving orders for commitment, recommitment, or an extension of commitment under the Wisconsin Mental Health Act
  • Revised discussions about techniques for conducting an interview with a child
  • The Wisconsin Legislature’s creation of new training requirements for proposed guardians, beginning with petitions for guardianship filed on January 1, 2023 

 

The 2020-21 supplement includes a number of changes such as:

  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s expansion of continuing legal education requirements relating to the topic of family violence for attorneys who wish to serve as guardians ad litem for minors in family law cases (effective for appointment orders issued after January 1, 2021)
  • The Wisconsin Legislature’s creation of a new children’s court procedure (in Wis. Stat. ch. 48) for guardianships of the person for children (effective August 1, 2020), replacing the probate court procedures previously applicable in such cases
  • New legislation (effective August 1, 2020) relating to paternity determinations based on genetic test results
  • Recent case law involving proceedings for recommitment and the involuntary administration of medication under the Wisconsin Mental Health Act

Certain sample forms have also been reformatted to provide spaces for email address information and to include a checkbox with new language for use in cases involving remote notarization.

New 5th edition

This latest edition incorporates important recent developments and new information including:

  • A reorganized and rewritten first chapter explaining the general concepts of GAL practice
  • Repeal and recreation of the child relocation statute in the Family Code
  • The launch of Family Care (Wisconsin’s long-term care program) in all Wisconsin counties
  • New content about injunctions and restraining orders as they may pertain to GALs
  • New sections on minor guardianships
  • Expansion of certain state programs to provide treatment for drug dependence in addition to treatment for alcoholism

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Excellent Reference

By Karen Riemer on 6/14/2019

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Very good reference for those handling guardianships for disability or for the elderly. Good overview of the whole process.

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Excellent Reference

By Karen R on 6/14/2019

Format: Books UnBound

Very good reference for those handling guardianships for disability or for the elderly. Good overview of the whole process.

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