This is the training course you must take to qualify as a GAL in Virginia.

Presented in Cooperation with the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia

COURSE PURPOSE

In order to be appointed as a guardian ad litem for children in Virginia, members of the bar must meet the standards set forth by the Judicial Council of Virginia. This seven-hour course meets the training requirement under the standards. All attorneys who want to qualify as GALs for children in Virginia must take this course. For more information on becoming a GAL for children in Virginia, please contact the Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia, 100 North Ninth Street, Third Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 786-6455 or visit this website: http://www.courts.state.va.us/gal/home.html