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• Highlights of 2017 Legislative Changes Impacting Child Welfare Practice

  This entry was contributed by Sara DePasquale on July 19, 2017 at 6:00 am and is filed under Child Welfare Law.

  Since the initial publication of this post, the Governor signed H362. This post was amended on July 31, 2017 to reflect that change and reference the session law.

  The 2017 Legislative Session created and amended various statutes affecting child welfare. Some of those changes are effective now and others will become effective at later dates. This post highlights those amendments that directly impact practice in abuse, neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights actions. A more complete summary of the numerous legislative changes can be found on the School of Government website, here.  Continue Reading

• Children in Foster Care, “Normal Childhood Activities,” and the “Reasonable and Prudent Parent” Standard

  This entry was contributed by Sara DePasquale on October 16, 2015 at 7:09 am and is filed under Child Welfare Law.

  On October 1, 2015, several new statutes affecting abuse, neglect, and dependency cases went into effect. Three new statutes specifically address decision-making standards related to social and cultural activities for children who are placed in a county department’s custody because of abuse, neglect, or dependency. The new statutes were created by S.L. 2015-135 and are

  • G.S. 131D-10.2A: Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard,
  • G.S. 7B-903.1: Juvenile Placed in Custody of Department of Social Services, and
  • G.S. 48A-4: Certain Minors Competent to Contract.

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