Title 11.130 (Probate / Adult Guardianship/ Conservatorship)
Guardians ad Litem / Court Visitors
RCW 11.130.280 is the Washington law that governs appointment of guardians ad litem and court visitors in adult guardianship and conservatorship matters filed with the superior court. RCW 11.130.280(1) provides that "On receipt of a petition under RCW 11.130.270 for appointment of a guardian, . . . the court shall appoint a court visitor. The court visitor must be an individual with training or experience in the type of abilities, limitations and needs alleged in the petition." RCW 11.130.155(1) provides that "The superior court of each county shall develop and maintain a registry of persons who are willing and qualified to serve as guardians ad litem and visitors in guardianship and conservatorship matters. The court shall choose as guardian ad litem a person whose name appears on the registry in a system of consistent rotation, . . .".
Kitsap County Superior Court complies with the provisions of RCW 11.130. Our court conducts an annual review of each guardian ad litem's and court visitor's qualifications. Appointment of a guardian ad litem or court visitor in adult guardianship and conservatorship cases is based on a strict rotation. The guardians ad litem/court visitors listed below have met the qualification requirements of RCW 11.130.155. A notebook is maintained in the Kitsap County Superior Court office located in Room 210 of the Kitsap County Courthouse that includes each GAL's/court visitor's qualifications. You
must contact the Kitsap County Superior Court Office to obtain the name of the guardian ad litem next in line for appointment in the strict rotation. The order must be initialed by an appropriate staff member prior to presentation to a judge.
To comply with HIPPA requirements, all requests for GAL and/or court visitor fees paid under KCLGALR 5 must include an Order re Guardian ad Litem/Court Visitor Fees that may be downloaded in
Word or
Adobe PDF format.
Current Registry Guardians ad Litem. To view profiles, click on the name (requires Adobe Reader).
Albert A. Abuan (Inactive, 11/20/23 - 12/15/23)
| PO Box 10654 Bainbridge Island WA 98110 cdrabuan@msn.com 206-595-8614 |
Stanley D. Bonner
| 1702 Sixth Avenue, Ste 1 Tacoma WA 98405-3310 lifelongspastic01@yahoo.com 253-593-4190
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Angela K. Carlson-Whitley
| 222 Lee St SW Ste 112 Tumwater WA 98501 Acarlson-whitley@gmail.com 360-915-9774 |
Jaime Huff
| PO Box 911 Seabeck WA 98380 jaime@jshuff.com 360-443-6563
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Deborah Mark-Corpolongo (Inactive, 04/18/24 - 06/30/24)
| PO Box 72 Olalla WA 98359 debbielmc@hotmail.com 253-857-5711 |
Sara McCulloch (Inactive, 05/01/23)
| PO Box 4519 Rollingbay WA 98061 sara@saramccullochlaw.com 206-842-5841 |
Jenifer Mick (Limited Availability, 04/01/24 - )
| PO Box 1063 Seabeck WA 98380 structuredharmony@yahoo.com 360-710-9122 |
Katherine Moglia
| 8202 NE Hwy 104 Ste 102-221 Kingston WA 98346 kate@kitsaplawoffice.com 360-881-7090
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Norma F. Myers
| 10750 Madison Avenue NE Bainbridge Island WA 98110 nmyersatty@gmail.com 509-951-9767
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Shawna Shearer (Inactive, 10/24/23 - 12/31/23)
| 3330 Kitsap Way, Suite B Bremerton WA 98312 s.shearer@bcalawyers.com 360-377-7691
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Karen Wiggins (Inactive, 11/27/23 - 12/31/23)
| PO Box 257 Hansville WA 98340 karen123wiggins@gmail.com 503-312-9615
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Carol J. Williams (Inactive, 03/20/23)
| 7061 NW Jupiter Trail Silverdale WA 98383 cjwkgo@gmail.com 360-355-5168 |
Marcus R. Williamson
| PO Box 311 Keyport WA 98345 wmassociates2021@outlook.com 310-780-1510
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Suzanne Thompson Wininger (Inactive, 11/07/23 - 04/15/24)
| 1410 Main St Sumner WA 98390 suzanne@ctwcaringsolutions.com 253-863-0207 |