Courts and Judicial Administration

Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Webinar: Case and Legislative Update

This webinar will cover significant abuse, neglect, and dependency (A/N/D) legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly and will highlight the most significant A/N/D decisions issued by the North Carolina appellate courts during the last six to twelve months. The presentation, by School of Government Professor Janet Mason and Civil Defender Educator Whitney Fairbanks, will cover a wide range of issues in A/N/D proceedings in the North Carolina state courts. Webinar participants will be able to ask questions online, in real time. For information about indigent defense education courses, visit our Indigent Defense Education site.

Attendees

This webinar is designed for attorneys who represent parties in abuse, neglect, and dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings, including attorneys who represent or are interested in representing parent respondents, attorneys who represent local departments of social services, and GAL attorney advocates. The webinar is also open to district court judges.

Site
Information

Internet only

Online

This webinar will be broadcast live over the Internet. It's easy to participate — all you need is a computer, a high-speed Internet connection, and Adobe Flash Media Player.  Webinar participants will see PowerPoint screens, listen to live audio, ask questions of the presenters, and “chat” with other webinar participants, all in real time.

Course Materials

2009 North Carolina Legislation: Juvenile Law
Recent Appellate Court Decisions: A/N/D and TPR

Credit

The 2009 webinar offered 1.5 hours of general CLE and CJE credit. As it was a live broadcast, the webinar is NOT subject to the 4-hour per year credit limit for computer-based CLE.

Webinar participants who do not watch the entirety of the program must fill out and submit a Partial Credit Certification Form within one week of the webinar.

Faculty
Coordinator

Whitney Fairbanks & Janet Mason

Cancellation
Policy

All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.