This course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College and is one of the five courses required for juvenile court certification by the Administrative Office of the Courts. This course is intended for District Court Judges who are relatively new to juvenile court, but may also serve as a refresher for judges with substantial experience in juvenile court. The course focuses on Subchapter I of the Juvenile Code and includes the purpose, substantive, and procedural components of an abuse, neglect, or dependency (A/N/D) action. The requirements for various stages of an A/N/D case, starting with a mandated reporting resulting in the filing of a petition and ending with the termination of the court's jurisdiction as well as the role of a termination of parental rights proceeding in an A/N/D action are addressed.