Anders/Kinch; domestic violence protective order; substantial evidence; attorney's fees.

Sentencing; Aggravating Factor; Prior Conviction; Vacate; Remand; Fair Sentencing Act

Sentencing colloquy; sentencing points; clerical error

hearsay; testimony; truth of the matter asserted; exception; prejudice; waive; prior; subsequent; objection; similar character; same proposition; N.C.G.S. § 14-415.1; Rule 2; exceptional circumstances; New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022); historical tradition; firearm regulation; facially unconstitutional

Interlocutory; substantial right; Rule 54(b); no just reason for delay.

Rule 12(b)(1); Rule 12(b)(6); Breach of Contract; Corum claim; Medical Resident Non-reappointment.

motion for judgment on the pleadings, underinsured motorist coverage, notice

Claim of Lien;
Foreclosure;
Prior payments and credits;
Required findings;
Remand;

Alimony, dependent spouse, termination

termination of parental rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1)–(2); dispositional findings; best interests determination; lack of adoptive placement

Parental visitation; written order controls over orally rendered order; no direct contradiction between oral and written order

Termination of Parental Rights; Neglect; Willful Abandonment; Incarcerated Parent

Termination of parental rights; adjudication; section 7B-1111(a)(2); reasonable progress under the circumstances in correcting the conditions which led to the removal of the juvenile

Juvenile Code;
Award of Guardianship;
Preservation of Constitutional Issues;
Motion for Visitation;

Termination of Parental Rights; competent evidence

abuse; substantial risk of harm; Rule 3.1. 

Termination of parental rights; clerical error; motion to continue.

Whistleblower claim; N.C. Gen. Stat. 126-85; competing motions for summary judgment; elements of prima facie case

motion to modify child custody; motion to dismiss; Rule 12(b)(6); pleading; consent order; supervised visitation; unsupervised visitation; substantial change in circumstances; welfare of the minor child; de novo; light most favorable to nonmoving party; construe liberally; positive impact on welfare of child; lack of communication; wrongful interference with visitation