Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court erred by entering findings of fact and conclusions of law as a substitute judge despite not hearing the evidence.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the evidence supports the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law that grounds existed to terminate respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3).

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) and respondent-father's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (5), and (7) (2021); whether the trial court erred in determining that there was a likelihood of repetition of neglect if the children were returned to respondent-mother's care; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining it was in the children's best interests that respondent-parents' parental rights be terminated.

Dismissal of petition to terminate parental rights for failure to prove that the parent's parental rights were subject to termination based upon abandonment pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7).

Termination of parental rights for neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the record evidence and the trial court's findings supported the trial court's conclusion that there was likelihood of future neglect; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination would be in the juvenile's best interests.

Child support; Equitable Distribution distributive award; Unreimbursed medical expenses; Orthodontic treatment as medically necessary and reasonable medical expenses; Rule 59 Motion; Rule 60 Motion; Abuse of Discretion; Willful contempt; Purge Amount; Notice of Contempt; Lawful modification of child support agreement pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.7(a); Private modification of child support agreement.

Contract; Property; Summary Judgment; Quiet Title; Quantum Meruit

Appeal from summary judgment concerning easements in a residential subdivision and adjacent property; Grant of express easement appurtenant over the streets and roads of the subdivision was patently ambiguous; No easement implied by plat existed requiring a property to be kept open for reasonable use by residents of the subdivision.

Summary Judgment; Eminent Domain; Inverse Condemnation; Utility Easements

workers' compensation; statute of limitations; N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-25.1

Custody by Grandparent
Standing
NC Gen Stat 50-13.1
Constitutionally-Protected Status
Parental Rights
Ceding Supervision of a Minor
Failure to Support
Extended Absences

Workers' compensation; jurisdiction of North Carolina Industrial Commission; N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-36; location where contract for employment was made; last act test; mandatory drug screening as a prerequisite of employment relationship

correctional officer; assault on inmate; North Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a); amended decisions; excessive use of force; unacceptable personal conduct; just cause; remand for additional findings

termination of parental rights; N.C. General Statutes Subsections 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; findings of fact support termination grounds; reasonable progress to correct the conditions of neglect which led to children's removal; likelihood of future neglect; Subsections 7B-1110(a)(1)-(6); any relevant consideration; language and culture of parent and children; abuse of discretion; best interests of the children

Neglect Adjudication; Prior Neglect/Abuse of Other Children; Sufficiency of Findings of Fact; Substantial Risk of Impairment

Personal Jurisdiction;
Minimum Contacts;
NC Gen Stat 75-1.1;
First Transferee;
Financing Statement;
Long Arm Jurisdiction;

Insurance policy, loss of business income, COVID-19, partial summary judgment

Underinsured motorist policy, covered resident, facts supporting nonexclusive or split residence, question of fact

Jury Unanimity; Indecent Liberties With a Child; Jury Instruction; Mistake in Age.