Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), (3), and (6); whether the juvenile was left in foster care or placement outside the home for the requisite 12-month statutory time period under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether the trial court made sufficient findings of fact to support its conclusion of law that grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3) and (6).

Termination of parental rights; DSS standing to file termination petition; Jurisdiction to enter nonsecure custody orders; Best interests determination pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1110.

Appeal from order terminating parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (7); whether the evidence and the trial court's findings support the trial court's adjudication of grounds for termination.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); neglect.

Termination of parental rights on the ground of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); Best interests of the child to terminate parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a).

Termination of parental rights; personal jurisdiction; service of process by publication; lack of affidavit required by N.C. R. Civ. P. 4(j1).

Denial of motion to continue; whether the trial court erred in determining grounds existed pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); whether the trial court erred in determining that it was in one child's best interests to terminate the parents' parental rights.

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

worker's compensation; final payment; last payment; Section 97-18(h); Section 97-25.1; notice; estoppel; bad faith; good faith; due process; vested right

restrictive covenants extinguished by foreclosure; judgment on the pleadings; waiver of statutory notice of foreclosure; easement by estoppel not created by marketing materials

Adjudication of abuse and neglect, NCGS 7B-101; no allegation of abuse (vacate); right to present a defense; quashed subpoena of testifying witness; residual exceptions to hearsay rule, Rules 803(24), 804(b)(5); excited utterance; findings of fact.

motion to continue; reunification; permanency planning hearing; guardianship

State Health Plan lien; Subject-matter jurisdiction

Arbitration Agreements; Remand for Additional Findings of Fact.

Justification defense; present, imminent, and impending threat; civil judgment for attorneys' fees

sufficient evidence as to identity of the perpetrator; sufficient evidence as to conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; admissibility of victim's in-court identification; criminal defendant's right to cross-examination concerning a witness's pending civil lawsuit

N.C.G.S. 14-54(a1); first-degree burglary; underlying felony

Reasonable belief of consent; Ineffective assistance of counsel