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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Good afternoon:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Client is trustee in a contested trust matter in which three beneficiaries are minors. I need to get a GAL (is this a court visitor now?) appointed to represent the
kids for review/approval of our final accounting and report/plan for distribution.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">I see there are forms on the court website but cannot tell whether there is a truncated procedure for just appointment of a GAL/visitor for a minor.
<a href="https://www.spokanecounty.gov/1167/GuardianshipConservatorship-Forms">https://www.spokanecounty.gov/1167/GuardianshipConservatorship-Forms</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">I also see a list of GALS, but it appears to only be for adult guardianships.
<a href="https://www.spokanecounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4326/Court-VisitorGuardians-Ad-Litem-GAL-Title-11-Registry-List-PDF">
https://www.spokanecounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4326/Court-VisitorGuardians-Ad-Litem-GAL-Title-11-Registry-List-PDF</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Is there anyone that practices in Spokane County that can confirm the process and/or provide the proper forms?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Are there any practitioners that serve/would be willing to serve as GAL/visitor in this case? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Thank you.
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