California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 2 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 – Court-Appointed Special Advocates


§ 100	(a) The Judicial Council shall establish a planning and advisory …
§ 101	As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall …
§ 102	(a) Each CASA program shall, if feasible, be staffed by a …
§ 103	(a) Persons acting as a CASA shall be individuals who have …
§ 104	(a) The court shall determine the extent of the CASA’s duties in …
§ 105	All otherwise confidential records and information acquired or …
§ 106	The CASA shall be notified of hearings and other proceedings …
§ 107	(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), upon presentation of …
§ 108	The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature on the …
§ 109	(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), nothing in …
§ 110	Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the right of …

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Adult: means a person 18 years of age or older. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 101
CASA: means a Court-Appointed Special Advocate. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 101
County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
Court: means the superior court, including the juvenile court. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 101
Custody: means physical custody or legal custody or both, under any applicable tribal law or tribal custom or state law. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.1
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Dependent: means a person described in Section 300. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 101
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Nonminor dependent: means a person as described in subdivision (v) of Section 11400. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 101
Ward: means a person described in Section 601 or 602. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 101

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