Office of the Child Attorney

Department Information
Phone: 404-612-4756 | Address: 395 Pryor Street Suite 4098 Atlanta, Georgia 30312
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Roberta Cooper, Esq., Director
About the Department
The mission of Fulton County's Office of the Child Attorney is to zealously and effectively advocate for the legal rights and protections of child clients alleged to be abused and/or neglected throughout the entire dependency process in Fulton County Juvenile Court as mandated by Kenny A. v. Perdue, the Georgia Constitution and Georgia law.

Key Performance Indicators

Description: Number of open cases/clients.
Why is this important: One aspect of the Office of the Child Attorney's mission is to provide zealous and effective advocacy. Tracking per attorney caseloads is a legitimate, if somewhat limited, method of measuring how much time child attorneys will have to dedicate to each client's case(s). Additionally, tracking caseloads allows management to balance employee workloads and to ensure that cases are proceeding toward resolution in a reasonable manner.
Description: Percentage of cases closed for which the child achieved permanency within 2 years of case being opened.
Why is this important: One aspect of the Office of the Child Attorney's mission is to provide zealous and effective advocacy. This measure allows us to monitor the rate at which our clients are transitioning out of foster care and into permanent living situations within 24 months. Pursuant to both Federal and State law, one of the primary objectives of dependency proceedings is to transition children out of state custody and into safe and nurturing permanent living situations. Federal law establishes a standard of doing so within 24 months whenever feasible.
Description: Percentage of open cases that were closed
Why is this important: One aspect of the Office of the Child Attorney's mission is to provide zealous and effective advocacy. This measure allows us to monitor the rate at which our clients are transitioning out of foster care and into permanent living situations. Pursuant to both Federal and State law, one of the primary objectives of dependency proceedings is to transition children out of state custody and into safe and nurturing permanent living situations.
Description: Percentage of customers who indicate their expectations were met when receiving service from the Department.
Why is this important: N/A