1. Supreme Court of Ohio Subcommittee on Responding to Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency Guardian ad Litem Rule and Practice Project: 
Report on Court Survey
Monday, June 01, 2015

2. 78 Total Responses Date Created: Monday, November 03, 2014
Complete Responses: 63

3. Q1: What is your role with your court?
Answered: Skipped: 1

4. Q1: What is your role with your court?
Answered: Skipped: 1

5. Q2: Do you believe the current GAL pre-service training offers adequate preparation for GALs?
Answered: Skipped: 9

6. Q2: Do you believe the current GAL pre-service training offers adequate preparation for GALs?
Answered: Skipped: 9

7. Q3: Do you believe the current requirement for post-service annual training is adequate?
Answered: Skipped: 10

8. Q3: Do you believe the current requirement for post-service annual training is adequate?
Answered: Skipped: 10

9. Q5: How are GAL appointments made in your county (check all that apply)?
Answered: Skipped: 12

10. Q5: How are GAL appointments made in your county (check all that apply)?
Answered: Skipped: 12

11. Q8: Do you believe the appointment process works well in your county?
Answered: Skipped: 12

12. Q8: Do you believe the appointment process works well in your county?
Answered: Skipped: 12

13. Q10: Is there a process in your jurisdiction for appointing particular attorneys as GALs in cases involving children with special needs children or in other special circumstances?
Answered: Skipped: 16

14. Q10: Is there a process in your jurisdiction for appointing particular attorneys as GALs in cases involving children with special needs children or in other special circumstances?
Answered: Skipped: 16

15. Q11: Do you believe that minimum responsibilities should be mandated for GALs?
Answered: Skipped: 14

16. Q11: Do you believe that minimum responsibilities should be mandated for GALs?
Answered: Skipped: 14

17. Q12: If your answer to the previous question is yes, please indicate which of the following responsibilities should be mandated for a GAL in an abuse/neglect case.
Answered: Skipped: 25

18. Q12: If your answer to the previous question is yes, please indicate which of the following responsibilities should be mandated for a GAL in an abuse/neglect case.
Answered: Skipped: 25

19. Q14: Does your court prescribe a report form that GALs must use?
Answered: Skipped: 16

20. Q14: Does your court prescribe a report form that GALs must use?
Answered: Skipped: 16

21. Q15: If your court does not prescribe a report form that must be used by GALs, do you think such a form would be helpful?
Answered: Skipped: 27

22. Q15: If your court does not prescribe a report form that must be used by GALs, do you think such a form would be helpful?
Answered: Skipped: 27

23. Q16: If you think that a prescribed report form for GALs would be helpful, please indicate what should be included.

24. Q17: Is individual GAL performance formally evaluated in your jurisdiction?
Answered: Skipped: 21

25. Q17: Is individual GAL performance formally evaluated in your jurisdiction?
Answered: Skipped: 21

26. Q19: Are GALs provided with copies or results of evaluations?
Answered: Skipped: 55

27. Q19: Are GALs provided with copies or results of evaluations?
Answered: Skipped: 55

28. Q20: If formal evaluations are not conducted in your jurisdiction, is there another means of assessing GAL performance?
Answered: Skipped: 34

29. Q20: If formal evaluations are not conducted in your jurisdiction, is there another means of assessing GAL performance?
Answered: Skipped: 34

30. Q21: Are  there consequences in your jurisdiction for a GAL who fails to perform duties under Sup. R. 48?
Answered: Skipped: 23

31. Q21: Are  there consequences in your jurisdiction for a GAL who fails to perform duties under Sup. R. 48?
Answered: Skipped: 23

32. Q22: Do you believe that the dual appointment of a GAL to represent the child's best interest and the child's wishes is appropriate?
Answered: Skipped: 19

33. Q22: Do you believe that the dual appointment of a GAL to represent the child's best interest and the child's wishes is appropriate?
Answered: Skipped: 19

34. Q23: Do you believe the current rule on GAL conflict of interest is adequate?
Answered: Skipped: 20

35. Q23: Do you believe the current rule on GAL conflict of interest is adequate?
Answered: Skipped: 20

36. Q25: How are GALs compensated in your county
Q25: How are GALs compensated in your county? Please check all that apply.
Answered: Skipped: 17

37. Q25: How are GALs compensated in your county
Q25: How are GALs compensated in your county? Please check all that apply.
Answered: Skipped: 17

38. Q27: Does your court sometimes appoint pro bono GALS?
Answered: Skipped: 21

39. Q27: Does your court sometimes appoint pro bono GALS?
Answered: Skipped: 21

40. Q28: Does your court have a local rule or general practice order regarding the appointment of pro bono GALs?
Answered: Skipped: 28

41. Q28: Does your court have a local rule or general practice order regarding the appointment of pro bono GALs?
Answered: Skipped: 28

42. Q29: Does your court have a local rule or general practice order regarding the appointment of GALs in cases in which one or both parents or litigants are indigent?
Answered: Skipped: 28

43. Q29: Does your court have a local rule or general practice order regarding the appointment of GALs in cases in which one or both parents or litigants are indigent?
Answered: Skipped: 28

44. Q30: Is there court funding to compensate GALs in cases where [one or] both parents or litigants are indigent?
Answered: Skipped: 27

45. Q30: Is there court funding to compensate GALs in cases where [one or] both parents or litigants are indigent?
Answered: Skipped: 27

46. Q31: Does the court allocate [waive
Q31: Does the court allocate [waive?] an indigent parent’s fee and compensate a GAL out of Court or county funding?
Answered: Skipped: 30

47. Q31: Does the court allocate [waive
Q31: Does the court allocate [waive?] an indigent parent’s fee and compensate a GAL out of Court or county funding?
Answered: Skipped: 30

48. Q32: Does your court take into account the parents’ or litigants’ relative incomes, assets, or other financial circumstances in allocating the GAL fees between the parents?
Answered: Skipped: 29

49. Q32: Does your court take into account the parents’ or litigants’ relative incomes, assets, or other financial circumstances in allocating the GAL fees between the parents?
Answered: Skipped: 29

50. Q33: Does your court sometimes delay a hearing on the merits of a case or post-decree motion because of the failure of one or both of the parents to pay the court-ordered GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 27

51. Q33: Does your court sometimes delay a hearing on the merits of a case or post-decree motion because of the failure of one or both of the parents to pay the court-ordered GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 27

52. Q34: Does your court sometimes deny a hearing on the merits of a case or post decree motion because one or both of the parents or litigants have failed to pay court-ordered GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 30

53. Q34: Does your court sometimes deny a hearing on the merits of a case or post decree motion because one or both of the parents or litigants have failed to pay court-ordered GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 30

54. Q35: Does your court refuse to appoint a GAL in cases where [one or] both parents or litigants are indigent and unable to pay any/the GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 32

55. Q35: Does your court refuse to appoint a GAL in cases where [one or] both parents or litigants are indigent and unable to pay any/the GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 32

56. Q36: Does your court hold a party in contempt for nonpayment of court-ordered GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 31

57. Q36: Does your court hold a party in contempt for nonpayment of court-ordered GAL fees?
Answered: Skipped: 31

58. Q38: Would you like to be contacted to discuss GAL practice further?
Answered: Skipped: 25

59. Q38: Would you like to be contacted to discuss GAL practice further?
Answered: Skipped: 25