Termination of parental rights; Request to waive counsel; and N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(a1)

3.1, neglect, disposition, reunification plan

involuntary commitment order, mental illness, dangerous to self, dangerous to others, bodily harm, pandemic

motion to dismiss appeal; interlocutory appeal from order compelling discovery; untimely discovery responses; COVID-19 court system filing extensions; Rules 33 and 34 of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; attorney-client and work-product doctrine objections; assertion of privileges affects substantial right

negligence, contributory negligence, JNOV, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, motion for directed verdict, damages

Construction Contracts; Contract Formation; Negligence and Duty; Exclusion of Relevant Evidence; Motion in Limine; Preservation of Error; Motion for Directed Verdict; Jury Instructions

Assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill and inflicting serious injury, NCGS 14-32(a); Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, NCGS 14-32(b); motion to dismiss; intent to kill; lesser included offense; possession of weapon of mass destruction; prior record level, NCGS 15A-1340.14(c)(4); date of offense, NCGS 15A-1340.14(c).

Breach of Contract; Summary Judgment; Sale of Real Property

Negligence; Appellate Jurisdiction

Rule 60(b); mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; newly discovered evidence; fraud; other reasons justifying relief.

trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion to set aside judgment of summary ejectment where tenant was served by posting and failed to appear at trial

interlocutory order; substantial right; attorney disqualification; North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct; conflict of interest

Order granting partial summary judgment is an interlocutory order and not immediately appealable. Appellant fails to show a substantial right will be lost absent immediate review.

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court's adjudication of neglected was supported by factual findings, which were supported by the evidence

UCCJEA, temporary emergency jurisdiction, visitation

Appeal from order eliminating reunification; guardian ad litem for a parent; verification of guardians; waiver of constitutionally protected status argument.

Findings of fact did not support adjudication of neglect where the adjudication order recited multiple allegations from the juvenile petition verbatim or near-verbatimt, lacked ultimate findings regarding pertinent issues, and included findings unsupported by clear and convincing evidence.

Affirming termination of parental rights (TPR); adjudication on ground of willful abandonment; no abuse of discretion; termination in best interests of child.

gag order, civil contempt, criminal contempt, juvenile petition, social media