RULE 8.
                   GUARDIAN AD LITEM DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES


    (1)  Guardian ad Litem Advisory Committee.  The Court's Guardian ad Litem
Advisory Committee hereinafter referred to as the "Committee," will administer
complaints about guardians ad litem.

    (2)  Submission of Complaints All complaints must be in writing and must be
submitted to the Superior Court Administrator. All complaints must bear the
signature, name and address of the person filing the complaint.

    (3)  Review of Complaint Upon receipt of a written complaint, the Court
Administrator shall convene the Committee to review the complaint. Upon review
of the complaint, the Committee shall either:

    (a) Make a finding that the complaint is with regard to a case then
pending in the court and decline to review the complaint and so inform the
complainant. In such instances the Committee shall advise the complainant
that the complaint may only be addressed in the context of the case at
bar, either by seeking the removal of the guardian ad litem or by
contesting the information or recommendation contained in the guardian ad
litem's report or testimony. In such cases the Committee and its members
shall perform its role in such a manner as to assure that the trial judge
remains uninformed as to the complaint; or

    (b) Make a finding that the complaint has no merit on its face, and
decline to review the complaint and so inform the complainant; or

    (c) Make a finding that the complaint appears to have merit and request a
written response from the Guardian ad Litem within 10 business days,
detailing the specific issues in the complaint to which the Committee
desires a response. The Committee shall provide the Guardian ad Litem with
a copy of the original complaint. In considering whether the complaint has merit,
the Committee shall consider whether the complaint alleges the Guardian ad Litem has:

        (1)  Violated a code of conduct;

        (2)  Misrepresented his or her qualifications to serve as a Guardian ad Litem;

        (3)  Breached the confidentiality of the parties;

        (4)  Falsified information in a report to the court or in testimony before the court;

        (5) Failed, when required, to report abuse of a child;

        (6) Communicated with a judicial officer ex-parte concerning a case
            for which he or she is serving as a guardian ad litem;

        (7) Violated state or local laws or court rules; or,

        (8) Taken or failed to take any other action which would reasonably place
            the suitability of the person to serve as a Guardian ad Litem in question.

    (4)  Response and Findings.

    (a)  Upon receipt of a written response to a complaint from the Guardian ad
Litem, the Committee shall make a finding as to each of the specific issues in
the complaint to which the Committee desires a response, as delineated in the
Committee's letter to the Guardian ad Litem. Such findings shall state that
either there is no merit to the issue based upon the Guardian ad Litem's
response or that there is merit to the issue.

    (b)  The Committee shall have the authority to issue a written admonishment, a
written reprimand, refer the Guardian ad Litem to additional training, or
recommend to the Presiding Judge that the Court suspend or remove the Guardian
ad Litem from the registry. In considering a response, the Committee shall take
into consideration any prior complaints that resulted in an admonishment,
reprimand, referral to training, or suspension or removal from a registry. If a
Guardian ad Litem is listed on more than one registry, the suspension or
removal may apply to each registry the Guardian ad Litem is listed on, at the
discretion of the Committee.

    (c)  The complainant and the Guardian ad Litem shall be notified in writing of
the Committee's decision following receipt of the Guardian ad Litem's response.

    (5)  Confidentiality.

    (a)  A complaint shall be deemed confidential for all purposes unless the
committee has determined that it has merit under LGAL 8(4) above.

    (b) Any record of complaints filed which are not deemed by the committee
to have merit shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except by court order.

    (6)  Complaint Processing Time Standards

    (a)  Complaints shall be resolved within twenty-five (25) days of the date of
receipt of the written complaint if a case is pending.

    (b)  Complaints shall be resolved within sixty (60) days of the date of
receipt of the written complaint if the complaint is filed subsequent to
the conclusion of a case.

    (7)  Removal from Registry.

    (a)  When a guardian ad litem is removed from the court's registry pursuant to
the disposition of a grievance hereunder, the Court Administrator shall send a
notice of such removal to the Office of the Administrator for the Courts.

    (b)  When the Court Administrator receives notice from the Office of the
Administrator for the Courts that a guardian ad litem on the court's registry
has been removed from the registry of any other Washington Superior Court the
Administrator shall advise the Presiding Judge of such removal.