LOCAL GUARDIAN AD LITEM RULE
                            (LGAL 5)

        SPECIFIC GUARDIAN AD LITEM REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS


1.   Title 11 - Guardianship Registry.

     1.1  All registry applicants must meet the qualifications
set forth by statute and all requirements for training and
certification established by statute and/or court rule to be
considered for placement and retention on the Title 11 registry.

     1.2.  In addition to any qualifications required by statute,
the following are specific education and experience requirements
for inclusion on the Title 11 registry:

          (a)  Attorneys.  Members of the Washington State Bar
Association in good standing with a minimum of one year of
practice of law with some experience in the needs of impaired
elderly people, physical disabilities, mental illness,
developmental disabilities and/or other areas relevant to the
needs of incapacitated persons.

          (b)  Non-Attorneys.  Four years experience in the needs
of impaired elderly people, physical disabilities, mental
illness, developmental disabilities and/or other areas relevant
to the needs of incapacitated persons documented in the
applicant's Statement of Qualifications.

2.   Title 26 - Family Law Registry.

     2.1  All registry applicants must meet the qualifications
set forth by statute and all requirements for training and
certification established by statute and/or court rule to be
considered for placement and retention on the Title 26 registry.

     2.2.  In addition to any qualifications required by statute,
the following are specific education and experience requirements
for inclusion on the Title 26 registry:

          (a)  Attorneys.  Members of the Washington State Bar
Association in good standing with a minimum of one year of
practice of law, including family law cases, and at least eight
hours of family law CLE in the preceding twenty-four months.

          (c)  Non-Attorneys.

               (1)  A minimum of a B.A. degree with four years
field experience working with children and families;

               (2)  A Masters degree with two years of field
experience working with children and families; or

               (3)  Licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with
preference given to those who specialize, or have developed
expertise, in working with children and families.
3.   Retention on Registry.

     3.1  Each person requesting to remain on any Guardian ad
Litem registry shall annually submit an updated background
information report to the Court Administrator's Office.  The
background information report shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:

          (a)  Level of formal education;

          (b)  Training related to the guardian's duties;

          (c)  Number of years' experience as a guardian ad litem;

          (d)  Number of appointments as a guardian ad litem and
county or counties of appointment;

          (e)  The names of any counties in which the person was
removed from a guardian ad litem registry pursuant to a grievance
action, and the name of the court and the cause number of any
case in which the court has removed the person for cause; and

          (f)  Criminal history, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.


Adopted 7-1-04