Court-appointed special advocate definition

Court-appointed special advocate means a volunteer guardian ad litem appointed by the court who is responsible for: researching the background of assigned child abuse, neglect and dependency cases; representing the child's best interests; speaking for the child in all hearings, reviews and other relevant case activities; monitoring the child during the life of the case; and advocating for a safe and permanent home for the child.

Court-appointed special advocate or "CASA" means a

Court-appointed special advocate means a person in a CASA Volunteer Program who is

Examples of Court-appointed special advocate in a sentence

• Court appointed special advocate (CASA) and wraparound contracts.

• In order to qualify for appointment the child advocate must be trained by and function under the auspices of a Court appointed special advocate program, formed and operating under the guidelines established by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association.

• Court appointed special advocate of victim 1) Type of Allegation All maltreatment 2) What Information Name of victim Name of offender Type of maltreatment 3) When Within ten (10) business days after Central Registry receives the order or after 35 business days have passed and the offender did not request a hearing 4) Form CFS-286-N: Notice of Name Placement on Central Registry to Circuit Judge, Attorney Ad Litem, CASA, and Counsel in Dependency Neglect or FINS Case of Victim M.

• Note: FPR = father and paternal relative; GAL = Guardian ad litem; CASA = Court appointed special advocate.

• Total appropriation ‑ Arizona judiciary $148,460,900 Fund sources: State general fund $108,785,200 Confidential intermediary and fiduciary fund 478,800 Court appointed special advocate fund 2,923,800 Criminal justice enhancement fund 9,891,600 Defensive driving school fund 4,120,200 Drug treatment and education fund 500,000 Judicial collection enhancement fund 18,816,800 State aid to the courts fund 2,944,500 Sec.

More Definitions of Court-appointed special advocate

Court-appointed special advocate means a person in a CASA Volunteer Program who is appointed by the court to act as a court appointed special advocate pursuant to ORS 419B.112.

Court-appointed special advocate or "CASA volunteer" means a volunteer appointed by a court pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of this article to assist in advocacy for children.

Court-appointed special advocate means a person duly certified by the child advocacy board created in section 237.16 for participation in the court appointed special advocate program and appointed by the court to represent the interests of a child in any judicial proceeding to which the child is a party or is called as a witness or relating to any dispositional order involving the child resulting from such proceeding.

Court-appointed special advocate means a responsible adult other than an attorney guardian ad litem who is appointed by the court to represent the best interests of a child, as provided in K.S.A. 38-2206, and amendments thereto, in a proceeding pursuant to this code.

Court-appointed special advocate or “CASA” – means a court appointed person who advocates for the Placed Child’s needs and best interests and provides the court with written recommendations.

Court-appointed special advocate or 'CASA' means a community volunteer who:

Court-appointed special advocate or "CASA" means a responsible adult who has been trained and is supervised by a court- appointed special advocate program recognized by the court, and who has volunteered to be available for appointment by the court to serve as an officer of the court as a guardian ad litem, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7003-3.7 of this title, to represent the best interests of any deprived child or child alleged to be deprived over whom the district court exercises jurisdiction, until discharged by the court;