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Parent Attorney Conference - August 20, 2026

This is a collection of digital materials used and referenced in the 2026 Parent Attorney Conference held August 20, 2025

Please select the arrows next to each title to access the drop-down of materials. During the conference, this page will be periodically updated as we receive additional materials. All available materials will be posted here within three weeks of the conclusion of the conference.

More information on the conference can be found on the course homepage. If you have any questions, please contact Program Manager, Kayla Fowler

Some of these materials may not meet digital accessibility standards – if you need them to be made accessible, please refer to the faculty list in your materials and reach out to the respective session speaker(s). 

Course Materials

Agenda - 2026 Parent Attorney Conference
August, 2026
Program Resources - 2026 Parent Attorney Conference
August, 2026
August 2026 - Segment 1: Rule 17 GALs & Evidence
August, 2026

Presented by Timothy Heinle, Albert and Gladys Coates Term Professor, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC

August 2026 - Segment 2: Continuances, Delays, and Mandamus and Adjudication
August, 2026
August 2026 - Segment 3: Initial Disposition and Review Hearings, Eliminating Reunification, and Gag Orders
August, 2026

Presented by Sara Depasquale, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC, and Jacky Brammer, Assistant Parent Defender, NC Office of the Parent Defender, Durham, NC

August 2026 - Segment 4: Visitation and G.S. 7B-911 (Civil Child Custody Orders)
August, 2026

Presented by Jacky Brammer, Assistant Parent Defender, NC Office of the Parent Defender, Durham, NC

August 2026 - Segment 5: TPR Grounds and Incarceration and TPR Disposition
August, 2026

Presented by Sara Depasquale, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC, and Jacky Brammer, Assistant Parent Defender, NC Office of the Parent Defender, Durham, NC