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GenXChefVeg t1_jcyua2o wrote

Reply to comment by CommonGround2019 in LPT - You do not have to commit to being a foster parent to help kids in the system by mutilatedlama

My MIL did it in Florida, it was called being a Guardian Ad Litem (sp) not CASA. might want to Google that as well.

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ImProdactyl t1_jczj0pm wrote

CASA is the organization. Often times a CASA advocate is appointed by the court to be the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) for the child. Sometimes a child’s attorney or Attorney Ad Litem is appointed as the GAL as well for the child. Maybe it differs depending on area if volunteers can sign up to be GAL, but for my area, you would have to be a CASA or attorney for that.

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GenXChefVeg t1_jczld0e wrote

I believe my MIL was a GAL but not through a local CASA. Probably just a regional difference. Her client was a baby who was eventually adopted by their foster parents.

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