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, Supreme Court , 446A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re A.C.

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

, Supreme Court , 370A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.L.

Order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court's findings support its conclusion that grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

, Supreme Court , 418A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.P.W.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court made sufficient findings to eliminate reunification from the permanent plan; whether DSS undertook reasonable efforts toward reunification; whether the evidence and the trial court's findings show respondent-mother willfully failed to pay a reasonable portion of the children's cost of care under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3).

, Supreme Court , 489A20 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re A.S.D.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); willful failure to make reasonable progress.

, Supreme Court , 473A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re D.M.

Order eliminating reunification from the children's permanent plan and subsequent order terminating father's parental rights for failure to make reasonable progress to correct the conditions which led to the removal of the children, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), are affirmed where competent evidence supports the findings of fact and the findings support the conclusions of law.

, Supreme Court , 449A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re J.E.H.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (6); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 451A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re J.L.F.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2), (5)-(7); no-merit review pursuant to N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e).

, Supreme Court , 459A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re K.N.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to enter termination order; whether the trial court operated under a misapprehension of law that post-petition facts were irrelevant and unnecessary in terminating parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2).

, Supreme Court , 218A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re M.A.

Whether the trial court erred in adjudicating grounds to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 494A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re M.J.M.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a petition to terminate parental rights where an order had previously been entered in another county establishing petitioner's guardianship of the child; whether the trial court failed to exercise its discretion to appoint the children a guardian ad litem under N.C.G.S. 7B-1108(c).

, Supreme Court , 371A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re S.C.L.R.

Compliance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1104(2); appeal from order terminating respondents' parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(4), (7).

, Supreme Court , 339A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re Z.G.J.

Termination of parental rights; whether the termination petition was filed by an individual or entity with standing; whether the trial court improperly relied solely on the termination petition when determining grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusion that grounds for termination existed under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (6).

, Supreme Court , 303A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Est. of Long v. Fowler

Whether State employees are entitled to sovereign immunity against claims of negligence, gross negligence, and wrongful death brought against them in their individual capacities, and whether complaint stated cause of action.

, Supreme Court , 311A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re Harris Teeter, LLC

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the Property Tax Commission's conclusion that the County met its shifted burden of proving that its tax appraisal methodologies produced true values for the taxpayer's business personal property.

, Supreme Court , 307PA20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Mucha v. Wagner

Whether an out-of-state defendant's phone calls to the cell phone of a person he had no reason to know was physically present in North Carolina establish the minimum contacts sufficient to vest jurisdiction over defendant in North Carolina courts.

, Supreme Court , 242A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lunsford

Whether the Financial Responsibility Act permits a North Carolina resident who entered into an insurance contract in North Carolina to stack her own underinsured motorist coverage limits with the underinsured motorist coverage limits provided to the tortfeasor under an out-of-state insurance policy.

, Supreme Court , 453A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
S. Env't Law Ctr. v. N.C. Railroad Co.

Whether the North Carolina Railroad Company is an agency or subdivision of the North Carolina government as that term is defined in the Public Records Act, N.C.G.S. 132-1.