August is Child Support Awareness Month
Child support are financial payments made by the parent of a minor child for the financial benefit of that child. Child support services are available to parents, alleged fathers, non-parent caretakers, minor children, social services agencies and judicial officials....
May is National Foster Care Month
Each May, organizations throughout the United States work to acknowledge the foster families, adoptive families, kinship and family members, child welfare professionals, judicial professionals, volunteers, mentors, and policy makers who support the well-being of...
Stephenson & Fleming, LLP Is Now the Only All Board Certified Child Welfare Specialist Law Firm in North Carolina
Both Angenette (Angie) Stephenson and Deana Fleming were recently recognized as Board Certified Specialists in Child Welfare Law by the North Carolina State Bar. With both of their certifications, Stephenson & Fleming, LLP is now the only all Board Certified Child...
New Court Specific Training Available to and Required of All Foster Parents in NC
Foster, adoptive, and kinship families work to support the permanency plans of the children and families they serve on a daily basis. One key component of that support, that can often be overlooked is the importance of attending juvenile court hearings on behalf of...
Deana Fleming Certified as a Child Welfare Specialist
Deana Fleming was recently recognized as a Board Certified Specialist in Child Welfare Law by the North Carolina State Bar. Deana has over 20 years of experience in the field of child welfare. Prior to entering her current law practice, she served 13 years at the...
Angie Stephenson Serves as a Panelist at the UNC School of Social Work’s Bobby Boyd Leadership Lecture Series
The Bobby Boyd Leadership Lecture series recently returned to the UNC School of Social Work. On March 29th, Angie Stephenson was a panelist on “Power, Privilege, and Positionality: Social Work Leadership Levers.” The event focused on legal leaders in NC who have an...