Probate and Family Court Department
Fee Generating Appointments

• FY 2013 - Fee Generating Categories, Qualifications and Methods of Application   
  

Standing Orders

• Standing Order 1-08- Standards for Guardians ad Litem/Evaluators
• Standing Order 2-08 -Impoundment of Guardian ad Litem Reports
  • Press Release
  • FAQs Re: Standing Order 2-08
    
• Standing Order 1-05 - Standards for Guardians ad Litem / Investigators   

Standards

• Standards for Category E GAL/Evaluator
• Standards for Category F GAL/Investigator

Applications for Fee Generating Appointments

• Category D - Guardian ad litem in Probate Matters -- for Category D   
• Category E - Guardian ad litem / Evaluator   
• Category F - Lawyer - Guardian ad litem Invesitgator-Attorney (revised May 27, 2010)
• Category F - Clinician - Guardian ad litem Investigator-Clinician   
• Category G - Guardian ad litem / Next Friend   
• Category H - Rogers Monitor   
• Category I - Guardian ad litem Protective Services   
• Category J - Guardian ad litem Alienation of Land   
• Category N - Guardian ad litem Child Performers   
• Category O - Physician or Licensed Psychologist   
• Category Q - Guardian of Mentally Ill Person   
• Category S- Master
• Category U - Discovery Master   

Continuing Education Requirements

NEWS:

Dates for Mandatory Two-Day Category E and F- June 4 and June 5, 2013 at MCLE Boston- Registration information will be available through MCLE.

Topic for Mandatory Half-Day training for Category E and F is Report Writing. Trainings will be held in the Fall of 2013. More information will be available after July 1, 2013.

• Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements for Fee Generating Appointments
• Changes to Category D CLE Requirements - Effective September 15, 2011

• GAL Designated Point of Contact Person/s by County
• Trial Court Annual Report for Fee Generating Appointments