Repossession of personal property;
Breach of contract;
Absence of Evidence;
Incomplete order;

notice of appeal; motion to reconsider; Rule 59

just cause for dismissal; unacceptable personal conduct; office of administrative hearings; N.C. Gen. Stat. 126-35; directed verdict

jurisdiction, file stamp, order

domestic violence protective order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B, sufficient findings of fact to support the denial of domestic violence protective order; fear of imminent serious bodily injury or continued harassment that rose to the level of substantial emotional distress

Motion to amend complaint, necessary party, state agency, sovereign immunity, fraudulent concealment, attorneys' fees

Summary judgment; liability for tortious acts of third party; failure to show the defendant's knowledge of dangerous propensities

Appellate jurisdiction; 3.1; permanency planning order; visitation; guardianship; discretion to guardian over visitation; future review hearings; failure to make adequate progress on case plans.

N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-101(1); abuse; exclusive care of parent

Neglect; Abuse; Adjudication; Disposition; Non-Secure Custody; Affirmed; Findings of Fact; Conclusions of Law

Adjudication of neglect; probability of future neglect; not currently residing with parent; substantial risk of future neglect; failure to remedy; sufficiency of evidence.

termination of parental rights, unsanitary home environment, willful failure to make reasonable progress, N.C.G.S. 7B-111(a)(2)

Contempt; Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Protective Order: Consent Order; Child Custody; Discovery; Medical Records

divorce; alimony; contempt of court

jurisdiction, file stamp, order

bench trial; findings of fact; Rule 52

Civil contempt; willfulness; purge conditions; substantial change of circumstances

Child support; subject matter jurisdiction; issue preservation

Plain error review; instructional and evidentiary errors; jury instructions; preservation of issues; Sexual offense with a child by an adult; prior sexual act; admissibility of testimony; no plain error.