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

• The Board shall pay a Teacher who is appearing as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) an amount equal to the difference between the Teacher’s per diem rate of pay and any witness or court appearance fees.

• Child/NMDCLIENT’s Treatment Plan and meet as requested by COUNTY SSW, with maximum involvement of Xxxxxx Child/NMDCLIENT, parents, the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), and ADMINISTRATOR.

• In coordination with CASA, every youth will be offered the opportunity to have a Court- Appointed Special Advocate (14-17 years) or a Mentor (18 and older), if they do not already have one working with them.

• Provide funds for an on-site and off-site financial and program technical assistance to Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs to strengthen the provision of victim services, to enhance organizational capacity to manage federal funds, and to ensure compliance with VOCA grant requirements.

• In addition, information shall be solicited from the youth’s Dependency and/or Delinquency attorney(s), the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) if there is one, and current Social Worker and/or Probation Officer.

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;