Rule 1158 Assignment of Court Appointed Special Advocates

A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a volunteer assigned by a judge to help look out for a child's best interests in a court case. These volunteers have specific duties they must follow, which are spelled out in Pennsylvania law and in official standards set by the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.

If you are a CASA volunteer or are working with one, you can find the full list of responsibilities in two places: the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act and the Juvenile Court Standards found in Title 37 of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 200. Those documents explain exactly what a CASA is expected to do when involved in a child's case.