By Michelle FormyDuval Lynch The Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights Section annual CLE will be by Live Webcast on the afternoon of June 1, 2023 (starting at 12:15 p.m.). The CLE will consist of 3.0 MCLE hours, which qualify for NC State Bar Criminal Law (Juvenile Delinquency Law) Specialization and NC State Bar Child Welfare […]
By Michelle FormyDuval Lynch The Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section of the NCBA includes attorneys and child advocates who are committed to excellence in the direct representation of North Carolina youth. Three of the most common areas of direct representation of children and juveniles in court are child welfare, juvenile delinquency, and family law […]
By Michelle FormyDuval Lynch The Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section of the NCBA includes attorneys and child advocates who are committed to excellence in the direct representation of North Carolina youth. Three of the most common areas of direct representation of children and juveniles in court are child welfare, juvenile delinquency, and family law […]
By Suzanne Chester In October 2020, I wrote about the weaponization of the charge of parental alienation in family court, and how it obscures the multiple legitimate reasons children have for rejecting contact with a parent. In 2022, three influential organizations took a public position on this issue of parent-child contact problems. The American Professional […]
By Michelle F. Lynch The Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section annual CLE will be held April 1, 2022, from 9 a.m. to noon. You can attend in person or by live webcast. Register for the CLE here. The CLE will consist of 3.0 MCLE hours, covering legislative changes in juvenile delinquency law, restorative justice, […]
By Jared Simmons Attorney Jon Powell serves as the director of the Restorative Justice Clinic. The program receives referrals from the juvenile justice system, juvenile court, and Wake County schools and conducts victim impact and reentry circles in prisons and the community. The goals of the project are to: • Give juveniles the opportunity to […]
By Eric Zogry In 2019, North Carolina raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction from 16 to 18. This law, which was in effect for a hundred years, addressed the maximum age at which a person would be charged in juvenile court rather than adult court. Much attention was paid to the fact that North Carolina […]
By Jacquelyn Greene This article was originally published on the UNC School of Government blog On the Civil Side and has been republished with permission. No More Minors in Jails Many people assumed that the implementation of raise the age on December 1, 2019 meant the end of confinement of anyone under 18 in a […]
By Jen Story Fellow advocates, I write to provide a few updates and red flags regarding plans for the upcoming school year in light of ongoing coronavirus spikes. These updates are directly relevant to any education clients you currently have in your offices, and also to any other clients who may have school-aged children in […]
As members of the Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section, we stand in solidarity with our friends and colleagues in the Black community and condemn the tragic and senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, and many others. We know that racism is deeply rooted in American society and recognize the […]