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. <br />:., <br />i : <br />MEMORA}{DUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />BETWEEN KITTnAS COUNTY SUPERIORICOIJBT AI.ID, <br />COURT ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN FOR KI,I-NTAS COI,JNTY <br />establish and operate Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)orenter into <br />:ageements with independent CASAprograms to provide court spepiat <br />advocatedguardians ad litem in juvenile dependency cases filed i,n superiorcourt <br />Consistent with the above legisldive intent and anthority as Chapter 13.34 RCW, <br />Kittitas County Superior Court has provided CASA senrices in cases <br />,tluough an agreement with CourtAdvocbtes for Children for a not-for-profit <br />,corporation incorporated in December 1985. <br />,Thi, M..orandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) memorializes and <br />,County Superior Court and CourtAdvocaf,es for Children for <br />have worked together and will continue to work togeilher to <br />'in dependency cases filed and pending in Kiuitas County <br />It is the desire of the parties to improve the CASAprcgram by MOU. Court <br />to provide'Advocates is aware that by entering into this MOU, it will continug <br />CASA services for juvenile dependency cases in Kittius County <br />PT.JRPOSE: <br />'The Superior Courts of the various counties are authorized rmder <br />This MOU shall continue indefinitely unless terminat€d by either <br />'parties may review the tenns of this MOU annually, or as needed. <br />only by mutual uniten agrcemeot Eitherparty may t€rminate <br />days written notice with or withoW cause. This MOU shall remaini <br />unitten notifiodion from either puty, that there is a need to change' <br />event of termination of this MOU, Corfi Advocdes shall be pard <br />;Section 2 below through the last month of services provided to <br />I. ITIS AGREEDTIIAT COI.JRTADVOCATES FOR <br />COLTNTY (Court Advocates) SIIALL: <br />13.34 RCWto <br />in which Kititas, <br />i <br />below. Bot4 <br />Super,ior Court <br />FOR KITTITAS,i <br />to asa. Provide those services needed to recrruit seloct and <br />CAsAs/guardians ad litem inKititas County <br />b. Provide administration and management services to <br />Court rclcod to the CASAprogram. <br />l0ounty <br />c. Supervise all voluntoer CASAs, including to <br />on its behalfthe backgrormd infomation and <br />applicable provisions of law and regulatory <br />2, IT IS AGREED TI{AT KITTITAS COTJNTY SUPERIOR SIIALL: