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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Ind. Courts - "Indianapolis Courts, City dedicate $2 Million to Clear Backlog of Cases for Children in Need of Court Appointed Special Advocates"

From a just-received press release:

Mayor Ballard will join Marion County Superior Court Judge Marilyn Moores and representatives from Child Advocates to announce funding for a new court structure designed to clear a backlog of more than 800 cases involving foster children in need of legal advocates.

Child Advocates, Inc. is appointed by the Marion County Courts to represent the interests of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect.

WHO: Mayor Greg Ballard; Marion County Superior Court Judge Marilyn Moores; Cindy Booth, Executive Director of Child Advocates, Inc.; Aaron Storey, formerly a foster child represented by a Court Appointed Special Advocate,; and Danielle Pierson, former foster youth and now social worker

WHAT: Announcement of funding for case backlog

WHERE: Marion County Juvenile Court, 2451 N. Keystone Avenue, Muster Room

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 24, 2009 10:33 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts