I. Books

Advocacy for Children with Special Needs: A Manual for Guardians Ad Litem in Child Welfare Proceedings. Prepared by the Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy. Madison, Wis.: The Coalition, 1987.
Location: Historical Society Library Wis. Govt. Publications FAM. 6/2:G78/1987

Bryant, Edwin E. Wisconsin Pleading and Practice. 3rd ed. Chicago: Callaghan, 1976- Vol. 4, ch. 25, "Guardians Ad Litem." (With current supplements) (See also "Index to Forms")
Location: Reserve and Reference Collections KFW/2930/B72 (two copies)

Cavey, Patricia M. “The Guardian ad Litem in Adult Guardianship & Protective Placement Cases ,” 1994 State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention [program materials], Vol. 2, pp. 182- 196.
Location: 2nd Floor, East Wing, s. 23

Dyke, Don and Shaun Hass. Background Information on Appointment, Duties and Compensation of Guardians Ad Litem. Madison, Wis.: Legislative Council Staff, 1994.
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.3: 1994/11

The Guardian Ad Litem Handbook. By Joan N. Alschuler [and others]. 3rd ed. Madison, Wis.: State Bar of Wisconsin CLE, Books, 2007- (With current supplements) (Accompanying CD- ROM with forms.)
Location: Reserve KFW/22507/A6/G833 and Loislawschool.com (Licensed resource limited to UW Law School and Law Library connections only.)

Guardian Ad Litem Training. Madison, Wis.: Center for Public Representation: Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, 1991?
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library Treatises KFW/2506/G833/1991

How to Be an Effective Guardian Ad Litem in the Divorce Setting. Madison, Wis.: State Bar of Wisconsin, ATS-CLE, 1986.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library KFW/2506/A75/H68/1986

Plum, Henry J. and Frank J. Crisafi. Wisconsin Juvenile Court Practice and Procedure. 2nd ed. Salem, N.H.: Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1993- See “Role of the Guardian ad Litem” section in Chapter 2.
Location: Reserve KFW/2996/P55/1993

Sappenfield, Anne and Pam Shannon. Legislation and Petition to Wisconsin Supreme Court on Guardians Ad Litem in Actions Affecting the Family. Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Legislative Council, [2001] (Report to the Legislature, 2001, no. 4)
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.1:2001/4
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlc01/rl2001%5f04.pdf
This report and other materials by this Special Committee are available at http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/studies/GAL

Shannon, Pam and Anne Sappenfield. Guardians Ad Litem in Actions Affecting the Family. Madison, Wis.: Joint Legislative Council, Special Committee on Guardians ad Litem in Actions Affecting the Family, [2000] (Staff Brief 00-2)
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.3:SB/2000/2 and http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlc00/sb00_2.pdf

State Bar of Wisconsin. Family Law Section. Practice Guidelines for GALS in Family Court. Madison, Wis.: State Bar of Wisconsin, 1997. (Also published as a booklet in the pocket of The Guardian Ad Litem Handbook, supra.)
Location: KFW/2506/S73/1997

Summers, Scott K. Guardianship & Conservadorship: A Handbook for Lawyers. Chicago: Senior Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 1996.
Location: KF/553/S86/1996

Theimann, Kathleen A. “The Role of Guardians Ad Litem in Paternity Actions,” in 1994 State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention [program materials], Vol. 2, pp. 129-137.
Location: 2nd Floor, East Wing, s. 23

Viney, Gretchen. "Guardian Ad Litem Duties, Responsibilities, Concerns in Divorce Matters," in 1992 State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention [program materials], Vol. 1, pp. 243-250. Madison, Wis.: State Bar of Wisconsin, ATLS-CLE Division, 1992.
Location: 2nd Floor, East Wing s. 23

Viney, Gretchen. Guardianship and Protective Placement for the Elderly in Wisconsin. 2nd ed. Madison, WI: State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books, 2004)
Location: Reserve KFW/2506/V56/2004

Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council. Special Committee on Guardians Ad Litem in Actions Affecting the Family. Special Committee on Guardians Ad Litem in Actions Affecting the Family Report to the Legislature. Prepared by Anne Sappenfield and Pam Shannon. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Legislative Council, [2003] (Report to the Legislature, 2003, no. 11)
Location: Wisconsin Documents Collection LEG.1:2003/11
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlc03/rl2003%5f11.pdf

Wisconsin Civil Practice Forms. Rev. ed. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1993- (With current supplements) Ch. 3, "Actions By or Against Minors and Incompetents."
Location: Reserve KFW/2930/A65/K5/1993/v.1
II. Audio / Video Cassettes

Effective Guardian Ad Litem [sound recording]. Madison, Wis: State Bar of Wisconsin, ATS- CLE Division, 1986. (4 audio cassettes; 302 minutes)
Location: Reserve Audio-Visual Collection

III. Journal Articles

Abramson, Betsy and Jane A. Raymond. “Guardianship and Adult Protective Services,”
79 Wisconsin Lawyer, no. 6-9, 55-62 (August 2006).
http://www.wisbar.org/wislawmag/2006/08/guardianship.html

Brooks, Catherine M. "When a Child Needs a Lawyer," 23 Creighton Law Review 757-781 (June 1990)

Calhoun, Elizabeth R. and Suzanna L. Basinger. “Right to Counsel in Guardianship Proceedings,” 33 Clearinghouse Review 316-324 (Sept.-Oct. 1999)

Curley, Patricia S. and Gregg Herman. “Representing the Best Interests of Children: the Wisconsin Experience,” 13 Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 123-136 (Summer 1995)

Cartaya, Carmen Y. "Approval of Settlements of Minors' Claims and the Role of the Guardian Ad Litem," 12 Trial Advocate Quarterly 21-24 (April 1993)

Dugan, Hannah. “Ethics 2000: Proposed Rule Creates GAL Conduct Standard,” 77 Wisconsin Lawyer no. 12, 40-42 (December 2004). http://www.wisbar.org/wislawmag/2004/12/ethics.html

“Guardians Ad Litem. In the Matter of Amendment of Supreme Court Rules Chapter 35 - Eligibility for Appointment as Guardian Ad Litem, Order 01-07,” 75 Wisconsin Lawyer no. 2, 51 (February 2002). http://www.wisbar.org/wislawmag/2002/02/scto.html#11 (Scroll down to Order 01-07)

Goldberg, Susan L. "Of Gametes and Guardians: The Impropriety of Appointing Guardians Ad Litem for Fetuses and Embryos," 66 Washington Law Review 505-544 (April 1991)
Gundrum, Mark and Kim Plache. “Tweaking Wisconsin's Guardian Ad Litem System,” 74 Wisconsin Lawyer no. 4, 24-25 (April 2001)

Haralambie, Ann M. “In Whose Best Interest?” (Representing children in nondelinquency cases.) (Clients with Special Needs) 34 Trial 42(6) (June 1998)

Heartz, Rebecca H. "Guardians Ad Litem in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings: Clarifying the Roles to Improve Effectiveness," 27 Family Law Quarterly 327-347 (Fall 1993)

Hubert, H. Lila. "In the Child's Best Interests: The Role of the Guardian Ad Litem in Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings," 49 University of Miami Law Review 531-566 (Winter 1994)

Kearns, Bridget. “A Warm Heart But a Cool Head: Why Dual Guardian Ad Litem System Best Protects Families Involved in Abused and Neglected Proceedings, “ 2002 Wisconsin Law Review 699-733,

Lanham, Eric T. "Suing Parents in Tort for Child Abuse: A New Role for the Guardian Ad Litem?" 61 UMKC Law Riview 101-119 (Fall 1992)

Larsen, Judith. “Does the Child's Lawyer Owe 'the Whole Truth' to the Court in Neglect-Abuse Cases?” 47 Juvenile & Family Court Journal 49-56 (Spring 1996)

McIntosh, Douglas M. "Defense Counsel as Guardian Ad Litem: Challenge to Advocacy," 12 Trial Advocate Quarterly 15-20 (April 1993)

Morgan, Laura W. "Malpractice Liability of a Guardian Ad Litem,." 7 Divorce Litigation 107- 110 (May 1995)

Morganroth, Janice and Fred. "Why Winging It Won't Work: Know Your Role as Guardian Ad Litem or Mediator. Otherwise You May Succumb to Malpractice," 13 Family Advocate 44+ (Spring 1991)

Moore, Nancy J. “Conflicts of Interests in the Representation of Children,” 64 Fordham Law Review 1819-1856 (March 1996)

Muhlhauser, Tara Lea and Douglas D. Knowlton. "The 'Best Interest Team': Exploring the Concept of a Guardian Ad Litem Team," 71 North Dakota Law Review 1021-1027 (1995)

Muhlhauser, Tara Lea. "From 'Best' to 'Better': the Interests of Children and the Role of a Guardian Ad Litem," [Children as witnesses.] 66 North Dakota Law Review 633-647 (Fall 1999)

Parley, Louis I. "Representing Children in Custody Litigation," 11 Journal f the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 45-64 (winter 1993)
Peters, Jean Koh. “The Roles and Content of Best Interests in Client-Directed Lawyering for Children in Child Protective Hearings,” 64 Fordham Law Review 1505-1570 (March 1996)

Podell, Richard J. "The Role of the Guardian Ad Litem," 25 Trial 30-34 (April 1989)

Prescott, Dana E. “The Guardian Ad Litem in Custody and Conflict Cases: Investigator, Champion, and Referee? (Children of Embattled Divorce.) 22 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review 529-563 (2000)

“Representing Children: Standards for Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem in Custody or Visitation Proceedings (with Commentary),” 13 Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 1-34 (Summer 1995)

Sandberg, David N. and Allan H. MacCurdy. "Section 1983 Liability of the Guardian Ad Litem." 9 Probate Law Journal 271-294 (Fall 1989)

Snider, Jennifer J. "Guardians Ad Litem: Speaking for the Child," 16 William Mitchell Law Review 1253-1269 (Winter 1990)

Stuckey, Roy T. “Guardians Ad Litem as Surrogate Parents: Implications for Role Definition and Confidentiality,” 64 Fordham Law Review 1785-1818 (March 1996)

Viney, Gretchen. “The Impact of Act 130 on Family Court Guardian ad Litem Practice,” 25 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 1, 36-41 (April 2005). WJFL-Apr05 - vol25 no2.indd

Viney, Gretchen and Gregg Herman. "Protecting Children: The Critical Role of the Guardian Ad Litem in Family Court," 14 Wisconsin Journal of Family Law 7-8, 11 (January 1994)

To locate additional journal articles on guardians ad litem, try searching one of the databases of or indexes to legal periodicals available at the Law Library. Some of these indexes are only available in print and are located at the Periodicals Index Tables in the Grand Reading Room. Other indexes are available electronically through the Campus Libraries and Law Library Web Sites. Links are available at http://library.law.wisc.edu/elecresources/databases/articles.php.

Name of Index	Location	Dates of Coverage
Index to Legal Periodicals (and Books)	Periodicals Index Tables, Grand Reading Room	Index: 1880's to present
Index to Legal Periodicals Full-Text	Campus and Law Library Web Sites	Index: August 1981 to present Full-text (selected): 1990's to present
Hein Online	Campus and Law Library Web Sites	Full-text: First volume to most current allowed under contract