third-party custody; grandparent standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.1(a); conduct inconsistent with parental status; best interests of the child

Interlocutory appeal; NCGS 1-277; substantial right; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 26, NCGS 1A-1, Rule 45; statutory construction; attorney-client privilege; work product; privilege log; content of subpoena.

Final judgment, set aside, personal jurisdiction, service of process, Rule 4(j)(1)(c), agent, received summons, presumption of service, extraordinary circumstances.

Interlocutory appeal; no Rule 54(b) certification; no substantial right lost; dismissal.

Child Custody Orders; Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

Corporation, dismissed, interlocutory, motion to amend, motion to dismiss, personal jurisdiction, process, service

Child support; civil contempt; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 5A-23; sufficiency of factual findings

arbitration; interlocutory appeal; insufficient findings of fact

Interlocutory; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1-267.1(a1); Three-Judge Panel; and Facial Challenge

Central Registry; Responsible Individual's List; constitutional challenge; facial challenge; as-applied challenge; Department of Health and Human Services; county department of social services

appellant failed to demonstrate that interlocutory order affected a substantial right and was immediately reviewable

Breach of contract; unjust enrichment; summary judgment; guaranty contracts; loan modification; loan maturity dates

Temporary child custody order; interlocutory appeal; substantial right

Involuntary Commitment; Due Process; Findings of Fact; Impartial Tribunal

N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7B-911, Terminating and Transferring Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, Chapter 50 Custody Orders, and Findings of Fact and Conclusions of law.

juvenile, caretaker, reunification, visitation, grandfather, mental health, placement, removal parent, dependent, venue, minor, subject matter jurisdiction, standing, social services, DSS, conflict of interest, disposition, adjudication

Evidentiary standard; constitutionally protected parental status; reunification efforts; and N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-906.2(b)

child custody; terms of visitation; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-905.1

Adjudication of neglect, evidence of risk of impairment, culpability of parents, appropriateness of caretakers and juvenile placements

juvenile; disposition; transcript of admission; knowing and voluntary admission