{"data":{"id":"us/34-u.s.c.-20321","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 U.S.C. § 20321","heading":"Findings","body":"The Congress finds that—(1) Court Appointed Special Advocates, who may serve as guardians ad litem, are trained volunteers appointed by courts to advocate for the best interests of children who are involved in the juvenile and family court system due to abuse or neglect; and (2) in 2003, Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers represented 288,000 children, more than 50 percent of the estimated 540,000 children in foster care because of substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect.","path":["Title 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 203—VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc34@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:14Z","sha256":"f744c11d9613c9919a747097e26f91fd01c8d51c1686425c2dc18d7382a015ce","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-u.s.c.-20307","next":"us/34-u.s.c.-20322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}