Books:
Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings in North Carolina, by Sara DePasquale and Caitlin Little (2025 ed) by the UNC School of Government
- This fourteen-chapter manual explains and presents laws, cases, concepts, and practical situations related to juvenile law proceedings and is a good starting point to understand and research stages of proceedings and specific topics.
Fathers and Paternity: Applying the Law in North Carolina Child Welfare Cases, by Sara DePasquale (2016)
Disclosing Protective Services Information: A Guide for North Carolina Social Services Agencies, by Aimee N. Wall (2015)
Stages of Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases in North Carolina: From Report to Final Disposition by Sara DePasquale (2025)
Bulletins:
Rule 17 Guardians ad Litem for Respondents in Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings: Frequently Asked Questions (Feb. 2026) - coauthored by Timothy Heinle and Sara DePasquale
Infant Safe Surrender in North Carolina: Significant Changes in 2023, Amendments in 2024 (Oct. 2024) by Sara DePasquale
When and How Criminal Defense Attorneys Can Obtain Access to Confidential Chidl Welfare and Juvenile Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Records (Oct. 2021) by Timothy Heinle
Human Trafficking of Minors and Young Adults: What Local Governments Need to Know (Dec. 2019) - a Public Management Bulletin coauthord by Margaret Henderson, Sara DePasquale, Nancy Hagan, and Christy Croft
Delinquency and DSS Custody without Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency: How Does That Work? by Sara DePasquale and Jacquelyn Greene (June 2019)
Evidence Issues in Criminal Cases Involving Child Victims and Child Witnesses by Jessica Smith (December 2008)