{"product_id":"abuse-neglect-dependency-and-termination-of-parental-rights-proceedings-in-north-carolina-2025-edition-9781642381443","title":"Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings in North Carolina: 2025 Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah DePasquale\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Unc School of Government\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Unc School of Government\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Government - State, Provincial \u0026amp; Municipal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis manual is written for legal professionals involved in abuse, neglect, dependency, and related termination of parental rights proceedings in North Carolina. It provides easily accessible information about the laws, procedures, and concepts that apply to these proceedings. Topics are organized into fourteen chapters that address the different stages of these proceedings from the receipt of a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or dependency through the achievement of a permanent plan for the child. North Carolina's child welfare system, jurisdictional issues, evidence, appeals, confidentiality, and applicable federal laws are also discussed. Each chapter combines statutes, case summaries, additional resources, and practical explanations. Nine checklists address the various types of hearings that are involved in these proceedings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2025 edition updates the seven previous editions and incorporates legislative changes, more than 100 new appellate opinions, and additional resources available as of December 31, 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduction of this manual was made possible with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and by the Court Improvement Program of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA digital version of this manual is available online, free of charge, at the Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights microsite: https: \/\/www.sog.unc.edu\/resources\/microsites\/abuse-neglect-dependency-and-termination-parental-rights\/.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unc School of Government","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47774533124247,"sku":"9781642381443","price":7127.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781642381443.webp?v=1777985263","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/abuse-neglect-dependency-and-termination-of-parental-rights-proceedings-in-north-carolina-2025-edition-9781642381443","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}