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Juvenile court asks for $190,000 boost to indigent defense and expanded family treatment services
Summary
Presiding juvenile court judge Leslie Miller Terry asked the county for an increase to indigent defense funding to comply with OCGA requirements and to hire courtroom-dedicated attorneys and pro tem judges, while also seeking resources to expand family treatment courts and behavioral health services.
Juvenile court officials told Clayton County budget reviewers that statutory duties and heavy caseloads require higher spending for indigent defense and related services.
"The section OCGA 15-11-103 requires the appointment of attorneys to parties in dependency cases," Presiding Judge Leslie Miller Terry said as she laid out a request to raise the indigent defense line from $305,000 to $495,000. The…
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