Sponsored by the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children and the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, parentattorney.org is the home of the Parent Attorney Advisory Committee and a resource center for Georgia attorneys representing parents in abuse and neglect cases.
The Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee (PAAC) was formed in 2008 for the purposes of organizing parent attorneys as a group to improve the quality of representation for parents and to assure justice for children. PAAC activities are funded and supported through a grant from the Supreme Court Justice for Children Committee. To achieve its goals, PAAC provides its members with information, training and practice support.
The mission of PAAC is: to unify and strengthen the voice of parent attorneys concerned about families involved with the child welfare system, to support a broad agenda for advocacy, to improve the quality of representation for parents, to provide a forum for information sharing and discussion and to assure justice for children and families.
The Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee is working to:
¨ ensure that every parent has competent representation in Georgia’s Juvenile Courts,
¨ develop and offer comprehensive training programs for parent attorneys and public defenders who represent parents,
¨ ensure that parent attorneys have adequate resources to provide quality representation, and
¨ improve Georgia’s child welfare system through education, legislative efforts and policy advocacy.
PAAC holds regular meetings on the first Friday of every month at the State Bar of Georgia. Participation via telephone is available.
For more information contact Trish McCann at 404-232-8900 or complete the form below.
