Guardians ad Litem Online Advanced Training Registration
Online training process:
- Register online.
- Select one of the below training modules
- Complete all steps
- When you have completed all parts of the training module, complete the GAL Advanced Online Training Completion Form and fax or mail it to Elsbeth Pelter.
- As soon as we receive your completed form your name will be added to the Supreme Court’s list of GALs with completed advanced training.
UNL-Center on Children, Families and the Law
Attn: Elsbeth Pelter
206 South 13th, Ste 1000
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
Fax: 402-472-8412
NE SUPREME COURT RULE REGARDING GUARDIAN AD LITEM TRAINING FOR ATTORNEYS: Commencing January 1, 2008, an attorney to be appointed by the courts as a guardian ad litem for a juvenile in a proceeding brought under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(a) of the Nebraska Juvenile Code shall have completed six (6) hours of specialized training provided by the Administrative Office of the Court (see Appendix A). Thereafter, in order to maintain eligibility to be appointed and to serve as a guardian ad litem, an attorney shall complete three (3) hours of specialized training per year as provided by the Administrative Office of the Court. Courts shall appoint attorneys trained under this rule in all § 43-247(3)(a) cases when available; provided, however, that if the judge determines that an attorney with the training required herein is unavailable within the county, he or she may appoint an attorney without such training.
