Publications

This bulletin covers G.S Chapter 35B, a new law in North Carolina that incorporates the provisions of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA), and focuses on three of the main areas of G.S. Chapter 35B: determining proper jurisdiction upon an initial filing of an incompetency and adult guardianship case,...

As North Carolina’s demographics continue to change rapidly, local governments are increasingly giving attention to diversity and inclusion and making efforts to align their organizational cultures, values, and practices with the changing faces of their communities. In 2015, faculty member Carl Stenberg facilitated the annual Rocky Mount City Council Retreat, and diversity was a high-priority...

This bulletin examines the “automation enhancement and preservation fund” (AEPF) requirement for registers of deeds and provides recommendations for best practices.

This bulletin addresses the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark holding in J.D.B. that a juvenile’s age informs the inquiry of whether a juvenile is in custody for purposes of Miranda v. Arizona. Examining cases decided in the five years since J.D.B., the bulletin illustrates how J.D.B.’s reasonable child standard transformed the Miranda custody...