Welcome to the Georgia Association of Counsel for Children!

The Georgia Association of Counsel for Children (GACC) is a non-profit, professional membership association dedicated to improving advocacy for children in Georgia courts. GACC provides training, education, and support to attorneys and lay advocates who represent children or their interests in deprivation, delinquency and custody proceedings.

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Legislative Updates

Follow what's going with child welfare and juvenile justice issues in the state legislature with weekly updates prepared by The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic of the Emory University School of Law. 

Featured Readings and Resources

1st Report on Fulton County Compliance with the Kenny A. Consent Decree on Child Representation

Implementation Guide for New Statutory Requirements for Notice and Hearings on Foster-Care Placement Changes (HB 153)

Motion Forms from the Fulton County Child Advocate Office:
     Motion for Order of Appointment
     Motion for In Court Review
     Motion for In Court Review of Child's Placement Change
     Motion to Permit Discovery with form Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories
     Motion for Continuance
     Motion for Parenting Evaluation