Lease provision; summary judgment; subject matter jurisdiction.

trial court properly dismissed claims for intentional infliction of emotion distress and negligent infliction of emotion distress where alleged conduct was not sufficiently outrageous and no specific injury was alleged to have resulted from the alleged conduct

interlocutory appeal, tort claim church and clergy

equitable distribution; alimony; postseparation support

Post separation support;
Child support;
Interlocutory appeal;
Contempt;
Purging condition;
Competent evidence to support findings;

summary judgment, Rule 56(e), just cause, unacceptable personal conduct

release attached as exhibit to plaintiff's complaint demonstrated an affirmative defense precluded success on plaintiff's claims in condemnation action

Denial of Rule 60(b) motion for relief from domestic violence protective order; Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); requirement to show existence of meritorious defense

trial court's supported findings supported permanency planning and juvenile orders awarding guardianship to grandmother, the foster mother of her daughter's two sons

Involuntary commitment, danger to others, preservation, ineffective assistance of counsel.

adjudication of incompetence; appointment for guardian; findings of fact; recitations of witness testimony; independent credibility assessment

Termination of parental rights; ground for termination, dependent juvenile

Familial placement;
Termination of parental rights;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-903(a1);
Relative Priority;
Expired home study;

Restoration of firearm rights; federal conviction; choice of law.

Indian Child Welfare Act; abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings; subject matter jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction; timeliness of notice of appeal; burden on appellant to provide record to establish jurisdiction

Pro se appellant; motion to correct trial transcript; Rule 9(c) and Rule 11(c) of the Rules of Appellate Procedure; procedure for creation of narrative and judicial settlement of dispute concerning proposed narrative

child custody, abuse of discretion, findings of fact

trial court erred in holding defendant in custody action in civil contempt because the contempt order lacked a purge provision