The CHILD ADVOCACY TEAM ("CAT") is a non-profit company organized pursuant to  the provisions of the Michigan Nonprofit Corporations Act, Act 162, Public Acts of 1982. CAT provides legal and advocacy services to minor children involved in the legal justice system.


The corporation is incorporated and organized exclusively for charitable purposes. The purposes for which the corporation is organized is to defend human and civil rights of minor children; to advocate for the elimination and the prevention of cruelty to children; to provide relief of the poor, distressed and underprivileged; and to promote social welfare by providing legal counsel and legal advocates to minor children.


In the future we hope to expand to provide legal counsel or guardian ad litems to advocate for the best interests of minor children in ancillary proceedings dealing with economic, social, educational, behavioral, health, safety and welfare issues including, but not limited to, paternity, child support, custody, visitation, mental health proceedings, employment, personal injury, social security and other public benefits or entitlements, school or educational issues, name changes, medication issues, estate planning, tribal membership, employment, independent living, emancipation and any other matter that a court of competent jurisdiction authorizes, orders, mandates or allows a lawyer-guardian ad litem, lawyer or guardian ad litem appointed to represent a minor child to undertake.