The Georgia Association of Counsel for Children (GACC) is a non-profit, professional membership association dedicated to improving advocacy for children and their families in Georgia Juvenile Courts. GACC provides training, education, and support for attorneys who represent children or their parents or who serve as guardians ad litem in deprivation and delinquency proceedings.
Proposed Ethics Opinion: An attorney appointed as both legal counsel and GAL in a TPR case must withdraw as GAL if it becomes apparent there is an irreconcilable conflict between the child's wishes and the attorney's opinion of the child's best interests.
