{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-101","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 101","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:\n(a) “Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older.\n(b) “Child or minor” means a person under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 601, or 602.\n(c) “CASA” means a Court-Appointed Special Advocate. “CASA” also refers to a Court Designated Child Advocate in programs that have utilized that title. A CASA has the duties and responsibilities described in this chapter and shall be trained by and function under the auspices of a Court-Appointed Special Advocate program as set forth in this chapter.\n(d) “Court” means the superior court, including the juvenile court.\n(e) “Dependent” means a person described in Section 300.\n(f) “Nonminor dependent” means a person as described in subdivision (v) of Section 11400.\n(g) “Ward” means a person described in Section 601 or 602.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100. - 1500.]","PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT [100. - 1459.]","CHAPTER 1. Court-Appointed Special Advocates [100. - 110.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"181e660d7b4d291c78203910008cba4079de6044c45183549b41e8ebe7966605","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-100","next":"us-ca/wic-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}