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THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM
State of Florida, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Our mission is to recruit, train, support and supervise volunteers to advocate for the best interest of children who are alleged to be abused, neglected or abandoned and who are involved in court proceedings.
Thousands of abused and neglected children become the subject of judicial proceedings each year in Florida. Their voices are often unheard, and best interests overlooked in the complicated and overburdened adversarial process. Guardians Ad Litem are citizens who volunteer to become part of a court program to represent the best interests of an assigned child. The volunteer Guardian Ad Litem is a representative for the child before the court, social service agencies and the community. He/she also protects the child during the family crisis and court proceedings.
To learn more about being a Guardian Ad Litem, visit the Statewide Office of the Guardian Ad Litem website at www.gal.fl.gov
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