Price:$309 (Includes a downloadable audio version.)
| MCLE Credit: | 6.0 (Ethics: 1.0) |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 0.0 |
| GAL for Incapacitated Persons CE Credit: | 6.0 (GAL Information) |
| Viewable Through: | 09/30/2027 |
$309.00 (or 6 Bundle Credits)
A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay from the November 2025 webcast seminar, Representation of Incapacitated Persons as a Guardian Ad Litem—2025 Qualifying Course.
This is the training course you MUST take to qualify as a GAL for Incapacitated Persons in Virginia.
To be appointed as a guardian ad litem for an incapacitated person in Virginia, members of the bar must meet the standards set forth by the Judicial Council of Virginia. This six-hour course meets the training requirement under these standards. All attorneys who wish to qualify for court appointment as GALs for incapacitated persons in Virginia MUST take this course.
In proceedings where a guardian or conservator is sought for an allegedly incapacitated person, the circuit court appoints a guardian ad litem (GAL). This course qualifies you to accept those appointments.
This course provides procedural and practical information for litigators, trust and estate lawyers, and elder law practitioners involved in proceedings with GALs appointed to represent incapacitated persons.
The course teaches you the basics, including:
For more information on becoming a GAL for incapacitated persons in Virginia, please contact the Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia, 100 North Ninth Street, Third Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 (804-786-6455) or visit this website:
https://www.courts.state.va.us/courtadmin/aoc/cip/programs/gal/home
Appointment Process
Neal Walters
Role of the Guardian Ad Litem for Adults and of Counsel for Respondent
Kimberley Ann Murphy
Requirements to Become a Guardian Ad Litem for Incapacitated Adults
Beth M. Coyne
Adult Guardianship Alternatives
Neal Walters
Aging, Disability, and Community Resources
Angela Morehouse
Role of the Guardian/Role of the Conservator
Neal Walters
Ethical Considerations: Representing the Impaired Client
Ross C. Hart, Cecelia C. Little
Many issues arise that deserve special consideration, including:
Beth M. Coyne, Court Improvement Program, Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia / Richmond
Ross C. Hart, Hart & Hart Attorneys, Ltd. / Salem
Cecelia C. Little, Hart & Hart Attorneys, Ltd. / Salem
Angela Morehouse, The Irving Law Firm, PC / Manassas
Kimberley Ann Murphy, Hale Ball Murphy PLC / Fairfax
Neal Walters, Scott | Kroner / Charlottesville