guardian ad litem

"But there are some that end up being adopted because the parents just aren't able to recover and take over the responsibility to care for the children.” Hartz has volunteered as a Guardian ad-Litem for nearly two decades. With 19 cases and 39 children, she has heard stories that most couldn't imagine.

April was declared Child Abuse Prevention Month by a presidential proclamation by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, and the county's Guardian ad Litem program wants to spread the word. “Pinwheels for Prevention” was introduced as a national symbol for child abuse prevention in 2008, and since that ...

The Guardian ad Litem Program in Collier County needs volunteers to protect the rights of and advocate the best interests for local children involved in court proceedings primarily as a result of alleged abuse or neglect. Dependency court judges highly value the unique perspective of Guardians ad Litem, ...

2018 partners include: Asheville Youth Villages (May), Girls on the Run (June), Big Brothers Big Sisters (July) and Guardian Ad Litem of Buncombe County (August) and Asheville Museum of Science (September). Lots of local beers on tap including: Pisgah Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Hi-Wire Brewing, ...

Local Yadkin County resident, Michelle Laskus, recently took an oath to return as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate for children in Yadkin County who are in the foster care system. Laskus was a GAL Volunteer Advocate for many years in the past. The Honorable District Court Judge Jeanie R.

Also, the civil filling details Hames' actions as violating his obligations as a licensed attorney and as the Court appointed Guardian Ad Litem. The contention is Hames' actions were willful, malicious and beyond all bounds of decencies and were only intended to gratify his sexual desires. Cobb is filing this ...

“Throughout his tenure as Guardian Ad Litem for Plaintiff's children, Hames' statements and questions to Plaintiff were rarely about her children but were almost always about her and of a romantic or sexual nature,” the suit alleges, accusing Hames of repeatedly requesting sexual favors from Cobb in ...

A Guardian ad Litem volunteer investigates what has happened to bring a child into DSS custody, and advocates for the needs of that individual related to school, medical or therapy to address the trauma he or she has experienced in the home beforehand. GAL volunteers receive 30 hours of training to be ...

NEWTON — The Guardian ad Litem program has successfully completed their Peanut Butter and Jelly Campaign in Judicial District 25. The campaign acted as a food drive to collect plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly in Catawba, Burke and Caldwell counties in an effort to combat food insecurity.

While it is widely known in the legal community that a guardian may be nominated pursuant to Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law (MHL), it may not be common knowledge that Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCPA) Article 4 provides for a nomination process as well for a guardian ad litem (GAL).

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These Guardian ad Litem volunteer advocates will take on a child's case when a family gets involved with the Department of Social Services and the child is placed in the custody of DSS due to neglect or abuse allegations against the parents. The Guardian ad Litem volunteer investigates and advocates for ...

WILMINGTON -- The Guardian ad Litem program will host an open house, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at 320 Chestnut St., Suite 618. Community members are invited to come and learn more about volunteering for the program. The New Hanover and Pender County GAL Program is part of the ...

The legislative auditor's report on the guardian ad litem program was also critical of its board, saying it has established few standards for guardians' work, provided limited financial oversight of the program and hasn't actively monitored the performance of guardians. And with a surge in child protection ...

Minnesota's Guardian ad Litem program — which appoints adults to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the legal system — is in need of serious attention, according to a state report. The evaluation, conducted by the state's Office of the Legislative Auditor, found that hundreds of cases ...

A guardian ad litem is a neutral, third party who oversees child protection and custody cases and reports back to the courts. Last Spring, the Legislative Auditor began an evaluation to learn how the state's Guardian ad Litem Program serves children and their families. The results, released Friday, shows the ...

Caroline Holmes can't say how many kids she has worked with as a guardian ad litem over the past seven years. “The most I've had at one time is eight children,” said Holmes, 66. “That was three families.” It's not always easy to explain what a guardian ad litem is. According to Dictionary.com, it's guardian ...

The Guardian ad Litem volunteer investigates what has happened to bring the child into custody, and advocates for the needs of that child, whether it be needs in school, medical needs, or therapy to address the trauma the child has experienced in the home prior to be in DSS custody. These volunteers ...