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

Consent for Adoption; Biological Father; financial support under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-3-601

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

Involuntary commitment;
Appellate review;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-3(11)(a)(1)-(II);
Standard of review;
Presumptions;
Burden of proof;

Termination of parental rights; ground for termination, dependent juvenile

Foreclosure; Appellate Rule Violations; Dismissal

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

Law enforcement recordings;
N.C.G.S. § 132-1.4A;
Threshold showing of entitlement;
Restrictions;
Not public or personnel records;

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

Motion to Dismiss; Adverse Possession; Estoppel

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

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

plaintiff abandoned 12(b)(1) argument; intentional infliction of emotional distress claim properly dismissed because plaintiff failed to allege that he suffered severe emotional distress

motion for a new trial, alimony, equitable distribution

Undue Influence; Summary Judgment; Caveat Proceeding

governmental immunity; waiver by purchase of liability insurance; self-insured retention; immunity endorsement; summary judgment; reversed