Child custody; jurisdiction of juvenile court

Subject matter jurisdiction, administrative law, North Carolina Human Resources Act, State employee, local entity under the North Carolina Human Resources Act, improper appeal procedure. 

Appellate jurisdiction; 3.1; permanency planning order; visitation; guardianship; discretion to guardian over visitation; future review hearings; failure to make adequate progress on case plans.

Termination of parental rights;
Waiver of Right to counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2);
Failure to make reasonable progress;
Failure to Support;

subject matter jurisdiction, UCCJEA, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-201, home state, transferring to Chapter 50, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-911(c), In re H.S.F., 182 N.C. App. 739, 645 S.E.2d 383, (2007).

N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-101(1); abuse; exclusive care of parent

Neglect; Abuse; Adjudication; Disposition; Non-Secure Custody; Affirmed; Findings of Fact; Conclusions of Law

Termination of parental rights;
Failure to object to hearsay;
Disregard unsupported findings;
Changed conditions;
Neglect;
Failure to make reasonable progress;

Adjudication of neglect; probability of future neglect; not currently residing with parent; substantial risk of future neglect; failure to remedy; sufficiency of evidence.

termination of parental rights, unsanitary home environment, willful failure to make reasonable progress, N.C.G.S. 7B-111(a)(2)

Termination of Parental Rights; Disposition; Best Interests; Guardian ad Litem; Pretrial Investigation; Attorney Advocate; Dual Roles; Abuse of Discretion.

Safe Child Act;
Rule 4;
Delay in service;
Failure to Prosecute;
Rule 41 Dismissal;

Contempt; Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Protective Order: Consent Order; Child Custody; Discovery; Medical Records

divorce; alimony; contempt of court

jurisdiction, file stamp, order

bench trial; findings of fact; Rule 52

Civil contempt; willfulness; purge conditions; substantial change of circumstances

Child support; subject matter jurisdiction; issue preservation

competent evidence, preservation, DVPO

Plain error review; instructional and evidentiary errors; jury instructions; preservation of issues; Sexual offense with a child by an adult; prior sexual act; admissibility of testimony; no plain error.