summary judgment; development approvals; off-site improvements; municipal authority; statutory construction; attorneys' fees; reimbursement; exaction; mandamus; mootness

motion to dismiss; standing; breach of contract

Workers' Compensation Act; subrogation; choice of law; distribution of attorneys' fees and costs

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect, such that there was a probability that neglect would recur if the juvenile was returned to respondent-father's care, and willful failure to correct the conditions that led to the juvenile's removal under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

Termination of parental rights; service of a summons upon a nonresident respondent-parent.

Appeal from order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that termination of parental rights was in the children's best interests.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by determining that there was a showing of past neglect and a probability of a repetition of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and whether the trial court erred by determining that termination was in the child's best interests.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect and willful failure to make reasonable progress in correcting the conditions that led to the juvenile's removal under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

Whether the trial court erred by determining that there was a substantial likelihood of repetition of neglect if the juvenile was returned to respondent's care.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that termination of parental rights was in the juvenile's best interests.

Termination of parental rights; standard of proof.

Whether the trial court's findings of fact, when supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence, were sufficient to support the trial court's adjudication that grounds existed to terminate the parental rights of respondent.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it concluded termination was in the juvenile's best interests.

Termination of parental rights; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact; whether the trial court properly concluded that respondent's parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court erred by terminating respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), and (5).

Termination of parental rights; best interests determination; sufficiency of the evidence; abuse of discretion.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect as grounds for termination of respondent-mother's parental rights; no-merit appeal by respondent-father.

Termination of parental rights; adjudication of ground for termination based on neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).