SB307 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Tom Whatley
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Juvenile court, authorized to appoint court appointed special advocate (CASA) in certain juvenile proceedings, duties, qualifications of CASAs, specified
Description: Under existing law, in all dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings, a juvenile court must appoint a guardian ad litem for a child to protect the best interests of the child.
This bill would authorize a juvenile court to appoint a court appointed special advocate (CASA) in a juvenile proceeding in addition to a guardian ad litem.
This bill would specify the qualifications necessary to serve as a CASA, the duties of the CASA, as well as grounds for removal of a CASA in a juvenile proceeding.
Subjects: Court, Juvenile

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary