That’s what I tried to sign up for. Thanks. It was quite a task. Maybe I will try again.

I worked as a court appointed GAL for a few years and a licensed attorney. The organization that trains non lawyers to be special advocates for children is called CASA which is a national organization. It stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. It is similar to GAL, is a volunteer position and 30 hours of training is required and rigorous screening before working with a child. Volunteers are required to do an additional 12 hours of continued education each year. Each year, CASA trains more than 24,000 new people.

No. However, the process is pretty daunting. I have tried and must admit I gave up in frustration. Sigh.

Maybe that will be enough to piss him off and look into an IRS rollback on tax exemption.

KEEP IN MIND THERE IS EMOTIONAL ABUSE AS WELL…..

WORDS CUT LIKE A KNIFE, THEY LEAVE SCARS THAT CAN”T BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE…..

ANYONE WHO IS AWARE OF OR SUSPECTS EMOTIONAL ABUSE CAN REPORT THAT ALSO.

1 8 0 0 4 A C H I L D …………..

This would mean screaming, yelling, name calling, berating, threats of physical harm/beatings……etc

1 800 4 A C H I L D……

Is it true that in order to become a GAL, one must first be an attorney? I’m not trying to be a “know-it-all”. But I wanted to know what “Guardian ad Litem” meant and so I Googled and found:

A guardian ad litem (“GAL”) is an attorney appointed by the court to investigate a case and report its findings and recommendations to the court.

Is that correct? Does one really first need to become an attorney? I’m asking because people who may be interested in becoming a GAL should know they must be an attorney — providing that’s true.