Third District Guardian Ad Litem and Court Appointed Special Advocate - SLC

Provides advocates for abused, neglected, and/or abandoned children within the legal system. Advocates visit the children and all other interested parties and turn in a monthly report with their observations and recommendations. This location does not represent children in divorce battles.

Volunteer is a sworn officer of the court whose job is to provide the child's attorney and the juvenile court judge an independent assessment of the circumstances of the child. The CASA's report is drawn from their visits with the child and the key parties in the child's life. Can also speak with the child's teacher to follow up with their educational needs. If possible, the advocate attends all court hearings pertaining to the child with the Guardian ad Litem. Hearing dates are usually set in advance and approximately three months apart.

Advocates visit the children with incidence of abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment and all other interested parties, and turn in a monthly report with their observations and recommendations.