guardian ad litem

The Guardian Ad Litem program was established in Florida in 1980 to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings.

Sunday's fund raiser will happen at Tallahassee's Urban Air Adventure Park.

The Executive Director of Florida’s Guardian ad Litem programs defended his agency today before a Senate panel. A recent state audit of the program found it was able to hire more staff with increased state funding, but wasn’t serving more kids. Alan Abromowitz is questioning the audit's findings.

A comment by Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell is still riling members of the Senate’s Children and Families Committee. None more so than Committee Chairwoman Lauren Book.

The move from keeping troubled families intact to placing the children in foster homes hasn't worked as advocates had hoped.

It seems more and more North Florida families are literally self-destructing.“The cases and circumstances are more complex. The severity of the abuse and…

The Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) and the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program (GAL) have launched a partnership in which attorneys will be…

Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation making April Child Abuse Prevention Month. At a news conference at the Capitol Tuesday morning, the…

The Florida Guardian ad Litem Program represents abused, abandoned, and neglected children in the state's dependency courts. Minority children are…

The Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) is holding its annual Lobby Days in Tallahassee this week. Members are hearing from policymakers and…