{"product_id":"abuse-neglect-dependency-and-termination-sarah-depasquale-9781642381443","title":"Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings in North Carolina: 2025 Edition","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah DePasquale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642381446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642381443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unc School of Government\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 2.06d","brand":"Sarah DePasquale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520288665855,"sku":"9781642381443","price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1a33346-a11a-4265-8266-f36c598a2180.jpg?v=1778741863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abuse-neglect-dependency-and-termination-sarah-depasquale-9781642381443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}