Webinar: PACA: Myths & Facts
Thu, Oct 15
|Zoom
Free webinar reviewing the newest piece of legislation, Post-Adoption Contact Agreement (PACA). Speakers Stephanie Clare Smith and Annick Lenoir-Peek will talk through how to apply this accurately within child welfare. Continuing Education credit available.
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Zoom
About the Event
Join us live for PACA: Myths and Facts, a webinar exploring North Carolina's new legislation on Post-Adoption Contact Agreements (PACAs). This session will equip child welfare professionals to recognize and address common misconceptions surrounding the new law.
Guest speakers Annick Lennoir Peek, Head Parent Defender for the state of North Carolina, and Stephanie Clare Smith, NC Child Custody and Visitation Mediation Program Manager, will unpack these myths behind this legislation:
Myths
Belief that PACA is simply an informal "open adoption"
Professionals other than the biological and prospective adoptive parents control the negotiated terms
Mediation guarantees an agreement