Office of Guardian Ad Litem / Court Appointed Special Advocate (GAL/CASA)

Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration
Office of Guardian Ad Litem / Court Appointed Special Advocate (GAL/CASA)

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Learn about the history of GAL/CASA, its place in Indiana's court system, and how it affects children in the courts. GO

Annual Report Forms
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News & Publications
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General Summary of GAL/CASA Volunteer Programs in Indiana in 2007

Children in 65 of Indiana’s 92 counties were served by organized volunteer GAL/CASA programs in 2007
32 counties were managed court-based volunteer programs
22 counties were managed by 501(c)(3) volunteer programs
11 counties were managed by volunteer programs operated under umbrella agencies
27 counties appointed either paid GAL attorneys, other paid GAL, or some other form of GAL
Volunteers spoke up for 16,653 children involved in CHINS cases, and 3,296 children involved in JT cases, for a total of 19,949 abused and neglected children in 2007
Programs were assigned to 7,322 new CHINS and 1,353 new JT cases in 2007
Volunteers donated a total of 508,973 hours in 2007. Had they been paid $50.00 per hour (the average rate paid to an attorney GAL), they would have donated a total of $25,448,650.00, or an average of $11,776.00 per volunteer

Last modified on Friday, June, 27, 2008