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Among the Juvenile Code provisions that distinguish juvenile delinquency cases from criminal cases are the statutes that explicitly tie mental health assessments and access to mental health treatment to the […]
North Carolina clerks of superior court are unique in their role as judicial officers. Unlike clerks in other states, the clerk’s role in North Carolina extends beyond record-keeper and administrator. […]
When a person is aggrieved by an agency action, they have the right to seek relief. Following the proper procedure to obtain that relief can be complicated.
“I see dead people.” Readers may recall the 1999 film, The Sixth Sense, because of its shocking conclusion that Bruce Willis’s character was in fact one of the dead people […]
One of the unique aspects of juvenile delinquency procedure is the intake and evaluation process. This mandatory process precedes commencement of a delinquency court action and determines if an initial […]
In this post from 2015, https://civil.sog.unc.edu/servicemembers-civil-relief-act-applies-to-family-cases-too/, I wrote about the first appellate opinion in North Carolina to address the requirements of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, now codified at 50 […]
Like every other state, North Carolina has a mandatory reporting law for child abuse and neglect. North Carolina’s law requires any person or institution with cause to suspect a child […]
In late March The Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS) instituted a new process for the appointment and payment of counsel for cases in which a juvenile between the ages of 13 and 17 is charged with first-degree murder or murder where the degree is undesignated. The process, called the Juvenile First-Degree Murder Roster (JFDM Roster) is operated by the Office of the Juvenile Defender (OJD). For the 27 counties currently participating in the program, there is a new process for appointment of counsel in these cases.
Meet Mike. Following a recent stroke, Mike is allegedly no longer able to make and communicate important decisions about himself, his family, or his property. Mike’s wife has filed a […]
A few years ago, T-shirts and coffee mugs with the phrase “Please do not confuse your Google search with my law degree,” were making the rounds. What simpler times those […]