ABA STANDARDS FOR THE CHILD'S ATTORNEY

 

ABA Standards for the Child's Attorney: A Comparison with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 40 

Presenter:  Susan L. Kay, Esq. Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Clinical Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School

The training will provide an overview of the American Bar Association (ABA) Standrds and how they compare with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 40. 

This course has been approved for 0.92 hour of dual CLE. 

Distance Learning courses require that the participant complete the registration and training pre-test, view the video presentation in its entirety, and then complete the post-test and CLE request form.
 
  • Partial credit is not given for distance learning courses
  • An attorney may take each course only one time for CLE credit.

To continue, complete the registration form below, answer the pre-test questions and click on "SUBMIT".  You will be directed to the video presentation.

Should you have any issues with the training, please contact the CIP Administrative Assistant at cipadminassistant@tncourts.gov

 

Acknowledgment - Action required below

CLE credit for Distance Learning courses is based on both content and time spent viewing the course. In order to receive CLE credit for the course, I must complete and submit the training pre-test, view the course in its entirety, and complete the training post-test with the CLE submission request. (The CIP can monitor the amount of time spent on viewing the course. Partial CLE credit will not be submitted.)  Please initial below to acknowledge the viewing requirement.


TRAINING PRE-TEST

Please provide the appropriate answer to the following questions.

1. According to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 40, the _____ is/are the the client of the appointed Guardian ad Litem.
2. Some of the basic obligations of the GAL are (choose all that apply):
3. The GAL should seek appropriate services to protect a child's interest and to implement a service plan. These services may include:
4, "Attorney ad litem" is an outdated term that is not found anywhere in Rule 40. An attorney appointed to represent a child's preference is simply an attorney, and not an attorney ad litem.