Description
Total Credits: 4.5 (Professional Practice 2.5, Skills 1.5, Ethics 0.5)
Certified Training:
This program is certified by the Unified Court System’s Office of Guardianship and Fiduciary Services for purposes of required training to qualify for appointment as a guardian ad litem under Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge.
The Trusts and Estates Law Section, Elder Law and Special Needs Section, and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education are pleased to present this half-day program that will qualify you for an appointment as a guardian ad litem in Surrogate’s Court or other court.
The four-and-a-half hours of MCLE credit you will earn from this program include coverage of: 1) the substantive rules and law of Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge (22 NYCRR Part 36)
governing court appointment of fiduciaries, 2) ethics, and 3) the procedural aspects of serving as a guardian ad litem, as well as the substantive role of a guardian ad litem in various proceedings.
The program faculty includes experienced trusts and estates practitioners and Surrogate’s Court personnel.
Materials
| Part 36 - The Rules of the Chief Judge - Certified Training Guardians Ad Litem - Michele L. Gartner, Esq. (5.6 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Guidelines for Guardians Ad Litem - Reviewed and updated by Michael P. Ryan, Esq. (1.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Account of Co-Executors - Michael E. O'Connor, Esq. (562.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Redacted Sample Guardian Ad Litem Reports (2.9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Handout - The Role of a Guardian ad Litem in Probate Proceedings - Anne C. Bederka (53.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Electronic Coursebook (9.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| PPT - PART 36 — THE RULES OF THE CHIEF JUDGE CERTIFIED TRAINING GUARDIANS AD LITEM – by Michele Lippa Gartner, Esq. (5.6 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| PPT - Compromise and Accounting Proceedings - Shalini R. Deo, Esq. (181.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| PPT -Public Administrator Accountings, Kinship Hearings and Related Withdrawal Proceedings - Staci A. Graber, Esq. (144.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||