Custodian Verification; Termination of Court Jurisdiction; Constitutional Right to Parent.

Adjudication; Dependency; Findings of Fact

TPR; best interest determination

Termination of parental rights; Subject matter jurisdiction.

Termination of Parental Rights, Neglect, Likelihood of future neglect

Permanency Planning Order, Guardianship, Findings of Fact, ?abuse, neglect, and dependency?

willful abandonment, NCGS 7B-1111(a)(7); failure to make efforts to locate children; findings of fact to support abuse; unchallenged findings of fact.

Rule 17 GAL; Civil Rights Act of 1964; Abused and Neglected Juveniles; N.C.G.S. Sec. 7B-901(c)

termination of parental rights, ineffective assistance of counsel, attorney withdrawal

Permanency Planning Orders; Child Custody; Visitation; Cessation of Reunification Efforts

Grounds for terminating parental rights; insufficient findings of fact; Incarceration is improper as the sole ground for termination

Permanency Planning Order; Ceasing Reunification Efforts; Required Findings of Fact

Delegation of fact-finding duty; findings of fact regarding fitness of a natural parent; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 7B-906.1 and 906.2

willful failure to pay, reasonable portion of cost of care, termination of parental rights

Motion to dismiss; Failure to exhaust administrative remedies; FMLA

Invalid Arbitration Agreement in Nursing Home Contract.

Summary judgment in negligence action, liability of university, foreseeability of act based on prior criminal activity

Power of Attorney; Gift Transfer; Summary Judgment

Dismissal for Violation of Appellate Rules; Failure to Include Copy of Judgment in Appellate Record

Appeal after remand; best evidence rule; non-testimonial evidence; motion to suppress.