Adverse possession; common property easement in subdivision; tacking prior owner's possessory period; Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; summary judgment

abuse of discretion, appeal bond, attorneys' fees

substantial change in circumstances; attorneys fees; attorney fee; improper purpose; parenting coordinator; Rule 11; Rule 11 Sanctions; findings of fact; affect of the welfare of the child; high conflict; high-conflict

termination of parental rights; TPR; failure to legitimate; NCGS 7B-1111(a)(5); best interests of the child determination; abuse of discretion

permanency planning order; guardianship; demonstration of learned skills; lack of stable housing

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, juvenile best interests

Termination of parental rights; waiver of counsel; parental competency inquiry.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2(b); Failure to follow statutory mandate; Termination of parental rights; Ceasing reunification efforts.

Motion to Dismiss Appeal;
Mootness;
Frivolous claims;
Attorney’s fees as sanction;
N.C. Gen Stat. 75-16.1;

amendment to pleading; relation back; N.C.G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 15(c); equitable estoppel; summary judgment; abuse of discretion.

summary ejectment, lease, termination, unfair and deceptive trade practices, implied warranty of habitability, rent abatement, findings of fact, remanded.

Corum claim, colorable constitutional claim, equal protection

murder by torture, motion to dismiss, sufficiency of the evidence, circumstantial evidence

motion to dismiss; identification; attempted first degree murder; discharging a firearm into occupied property; assault with a deadly weapon; trial court; plain error; jury instruction

probation; special condition; violation; new crime; suspended sentence; IAC; abuse of discretion

harmless error, confrontation clause, driving while impaired

Motion for appropriate relief; Restraints; Failure to object; Abandoned.

Ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to object; direct appeal; prejudice. 

larceny, motion to dismiss, restitution, sufficient evidence, probation period, statutory findings.