Release of New and Revised Juvenile Forms by the Administrative Office of the Courts
On October 1, 2019, the NC Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) released one new juvenile form and revised several existing juvenile forms. See the links to these forms below with a brief summary from AOC describing the specific revision. We have also linked a...
Jamie Bazemore, Adoption Facilitator, Participates on Panel at the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Building Understanding and Coalitions Conference
Stephenson & Fleming, LLP was represented at the North Carolina Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Building Understanding and Coalitions conference in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 27, 2019. Both Deana Fleming, JD and Jamie Bazemore, Adoption...
Legal Name Changes for Adults and Children
In North Carolina, there is a statutory process for legally changing an individual’s name. While similar in process, there are different requirements for name changes for adults and children. There are multiple personal reasons an individual would want to change their...
How to Raise Resilient Compassionate Children: An Article by Angenette Stephenson
Fostering Perspectives is a publication created for foster and adoptive parents in North Carolina. It is sponsored by the NC Division of Social Services and the Family and Children’s Resource Center at UNC Chapel Hill and issued twice a year. Each issue covers a...
Angenette Stephenson Featured in National Publication Discussing How to Avoid Unnecessary Removals
In February 2019, Partner Angenette Stephenson was featured in Policy and Practice by APHSA (American Public Human Services Association). In this article Angenette specifically addresses how child welfare social workers can avoid overreaching and engaging children and...Page 1 of 1