court appointed special advocates

Court Appointed Special Advocates. A federally funded program in which trained laypersons act on behalf of children in abuse and neglect cases. • The CASA program began in 1977 in Seattle, Washington. In 1989, the American Bar Association endorsed using a combination of CASA volunteers and attorneys in abuse and neglect cases. CASA volunteers are sanctioned by the ABA as permissible guardians ad litem. — Abbr. CASA.

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