What is the role of a Court Appointed Special Advocate?
An Advocate provides a judge with carefully researched background of the child to help the court make a sound decision about that child’s future. Each case is as unique as the child involved. The Advocate must determine if it is in the child’s best interest to stay with his or her parents or guardians, be place in foster care or other out-of-home placement, or be freed for adoption. The Advocate researches, assesses and makes recommendations to the juvenile courts, and follows through on the case until it is permanently resolved.
