Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014

More information on the course, including future events, can be found on the course homepage. If you have any questions please contact Sara DePasquale or Cindy Lee.

Course Materials

Agenda: Abuse, Neglect, Dependency & Termination of Parental Rights 2014

November, 2014

Agenda from the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Final 2014 AND Agenda.pdf (pdf, 327.00 KB)

Introduction to the Course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency & Termination of Parental Rights 2014

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a PowerPoint presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Constitutional Framework of Parents' Rights

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Constitutional Framework of parents rights 2014.pdf (pdf, 171.89 KB)

The Role of the Guardian ad Litem

Deana K. Fleming

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

The Role of the GAL 2014.pdf (pdf, 153.28 KB)

Responsible Individuals List

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Handout from the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Responsible Individuals List.pdf (pdf, 217.75 KB)

Child Custody Jurisdiction

Cheryl D. Howell

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

UCCJEA for AND 2014.pdf (pdf, 419.19 KB)

Pre-adjudication Issues

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Pre-Adjudication Issues 2014.pdf (pdf, 271.22 KB)

Adjudicatory Hearings

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Adjudicatory Hearings.pdf (pdf, 207.93 KB)

Child (and Other) Evidence Issues

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Child Evidence Issues November 2014 juvenile judges.pdf (pdf, 80.10 KB)

Adjudication Orders

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Adjudication orders 2014.pdf (pdf, 111.13 KB)

Disposition Hearings and Options

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Disposition Hearing and Options.pdf (pdf, 721.53 KB)

Disposition, Review, and Permanency Planning Hearings

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Disposition, Review, and Permanency Planning Hearings.pdf (pdf, 198.40 KB)

Initiation of Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Initiation of TPR Proceedings.pdf (pdf, 218.26 KB)

TPR: Grounds and Disposition

Sara DePasquale

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

TPR grounds and disposition.pdf (pdf, 60.02 KB)

TPR: Relevance of Prior Proceedings

John Rubin

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

Judicial Notice for juvenile judges Nov 2014 (2).pdf (pdf, 182.27 KB)

Federal-State-County Roles and IV-E Issues

Angie Stephenson, Jane Thompson

November, 2014

Slides from a presentation in the course Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014.

North Carolinas Child Welfare System.pdf (pdf, 436.15 KB)

Public Officials - Courts and Judicial Administration Roles

Juvenile Court

DSS Attorneys

Guardians ad Litem / Attorney Advocates

Parent Attorneys

Topics - Courts and Judicial Administration

Termination of Parental Rights

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NC District Court Judges

Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, & Termination of Parental Rights: A Course for District Court Judges -- November 17-20, 2014

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