Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondents' parental rights was in the best interests of the juveniles.

Appeal from an order terminating respondents' parental rights; whether the evidence supported the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact supported its conclusion of law that respondent-father's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); no-merit review of respondent-mother's appeal pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

Termination of parental rights; no irreconcilable conflict between the trial court's finding that respondent willfully failed to make reasonable progress under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2) and finding that she was unable to provide proper care and supervision under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(6); sufficiency of dispositional findings under N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a); lack of adoptive placement is not a bar to terminating parental rights.

Termination of parental rights; insufficient showing of likelihood of repetition of neglect; dependency.

Termination of parental rights; denial of petition for failure to prove ground for termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a); sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law under N.C.G.S. 7B-1109(e), -1110(c).

Appeal from an order terminating parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (2); whether the trial court's findings supported its determination that there was a likelihood of repetition of neglect; whether the trial court erred by finding termination to be in the best interests of the children.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court received sufficient evidence and made adequate findings of fact to support an adjudication of neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

Appeal from an order terminating both respondents' parental rights; termination of respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(9), parental rights with respect to another child had been terminated involuntarily and parent lacked the ability or willingness to establish a safe home; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination of respondent-mother's parental rights was in the child's best interests.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (6) (2019). No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Termination of parental rights; best interest determination pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1110; trial court's authority to hear new evidence on remand.

Termination of parental rights; personal jurisdiction; consent by general appearance; service of summons.

Public official immunity ? malice; unnecessary or excessive force; intent to injure

breach of contract; sufficiency of findings; effect of reversal of trial court judgment in civil case on remand

child custody; grandparent v. natural parent; Petersen presumption; unfitness; conduct inconsistent with constitutionally-protected status; clear and convincing evidence; competent evidence

n.c. gen. stat. 1-75.4 long-arm statute; n.c. gen. stat. 1-21 borrowing provision; statute of limitations

dependency adjudication; necessity of findings related to suitable alternative care arrangement to support dependence adjudication; identification of alternative care arrangement by parent before child was born undermined dependence adjudication; findings that parent had unstable housing and lacked employment did not support dependence adjudication

Jury Instructions; Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983; No Prejudicial Error

sealed instrument; promissory note; business activity; UDTPA

Civil Contempt, NCGS s.s. 5A-21, 23; Child support; Due process re opportunity to be heard, US. Const. Amends. V, XIV, N.C. Const. art. I, s. 19