The Office of the Child Advocate is allocated within the Department of the Public Advocate but is independent of supervision and control by the Department and its officers and divisions. The purpose of the Child Advocate is to ensure that children at risk of abuse and neglect receive effective, appropriate and timely services, and that children under State supervision due to abuse or neglect are served adequately and appropriately by the State.
N.J. Admin. Code § 15A:1-1.3