Adjudication of Delinquency; Necessary Findings; Conceded Error

Termination of Parental Rights; Circumstances at Time of Termination Hearing

Termination of parental rights; best interests of the child; grandparent; placement with a relative

standing to file a juvenile petition; subject matter jurisdiction; county of residence; nonsecure custody order.

Termination of parental rights; NCGS 7B-1111(a)(9); parent's incarceration; findings of fact.

NCGS 7B-911

Juvenile adjudication; abuse, neglect, and dependency; Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; initial dispositional hearing; ceasing reunification efforts; appropriate relative placement

Latent error in deed of trust

Adjudication of Neglect; Sufficient Finding of Fact

Attorney's fees; Standard of review

Mesothelioma; last injurious exposure; multiple employers; challenged findings of fact;

Abandoned arguments; Summary Judgment; Genuine Issues of Material Fact; Judgment on the Pleadings

equitable distribution order, subject matter jurisdiction, in-kind distribution, distributional factors, future value of timber

Interlocutory; summary judgment; bankruptcy

motion to dismiss; immunity; interlocutory

Governmental immunity; Proprietary vs Governmental functions; notice of lis pendens and preliminary injunctions.

Subject matter jurisdiction; Modification of child custody; Substantial change in circumstances

Motion for post-conviction DNA testing; materiality; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269

Possession of a firearm by a felon; canine tracking; motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence of actual or constructive possession.

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill--failure to instruct on lesser included offense; comments on defendant's post-arrest silence; improper flight instruction