{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-106","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-106","heading":"Participation of a CASA.","body":"(a) (1) Before executing duties as a CASA, and upon completion of all the requirements of an affiliate court appointed special advocate program, a CASA shall be sworn in by a judge of the juvenile court in the court or circuit in which he or she wishes to serve. A CASA shall not be assigned a case prior to being sworn in by a juvenile court judge as set forth in this paragraph.\n(2) If a juvenile court judge determines that a child involved in a dependency proceeding needs a CASA, the judge shall have the authority to appoint a CASA, and in such circumstance shall sign an order appointing a CASA at the earliest possible stage of the proceedings. Such order shall impose on a CASA all the duties, rights, and responsibilities set forth in this Code section and Code Sections 15-11-104 and 15-11-105.\n(b) The role of a CASA in juvenile court dependency proceedings shall be to advocate for the best interests of the child.\n(c) In addition to the reasons stated in subsection (h) of Code Section 15-11-104, the court may discharge a CASA upon finding that the CASA has acted in a manner contrary to the mission and purpose of the affiliate court appointed special advocate program.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 3 Dependency Proceedings","PART 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d4c78b434aa2028462cd9b13a6eaf73e4b8a0a515be21aea0a30889f20e6932f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-105","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}