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NC Office of the Parent Defender

NC Office of the Parent Defender

Providing and promoting high quality legal representation for parents affected by the child welfare system (DSS) and parents facing contempt in child support and other civil proceedings

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Trial Attorney Resources

March 7, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #7 – SCRA

February 28, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #6 – Child Support

February 21, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #5 – Delay in Entry

February 14, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #4 – Releases

February 13, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #3 – Visitation Once Closed

February 7, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #2 – Incarcerated Parents

January 31, 2023

Tuesday’s Tip #1 – Delay in Hearing

September 6, 2022

New Ethics Opinion on Dual Role GAL–Attorney Advocates in Juvenile Proceedings

July 22, 2022

A Guide to Relinquishments and Post-Relinquishment Review Hearings

April 14, 2022

NC Supreme Court Addresses Jurisdiction in TPRs of Out-of-State Parents

October 1, 2021

Ethical Dilemmas in Client Representation for DSS Attorneys in North Carolina

October 1, 2021

When and How Criminal-Defense Attorneys Can Obtain Access to Confidential Child-Welfare and Juvenile Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Records

September 15, 2021

Staycation All I Ever Wanted: Why Parent Attorneys Should Consider Requesting Stays of TPR Orders

March 5, 2021

A Minor’s Consent to Adoption: Where and in What Proceeding Is It Waived?

October 15, 2020

NC Supreme Court Addresses ICWA for the First Time

July 1, 2019

Delinquency and DSS Custody without Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency: How Does That Work?

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123 West Main Street
Suite 700
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 354-7230

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