board of adjustment; notice of violation; agency decision; procedural due process rights; N.C.G.S. § 160D-404(a); quasi-judicial hearing; no abuse of discretion

findings of fact, best interest of the child, child custody

permanent child custody order; parental fitness; best interests of the children for granting primary custody

summary judgment; breach of contract; libel; mental and emotional distress damages; punitive damages; student-athletes; athletic scholarships; Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss

Reconvening opinion; motion for summary judgment standard or review; governmental immunity

Modification of child custody order

champerty and maintenance, slander of title, aiding and abetting, Rule 12(b)(6)

termination of parental rights; best interests; adoption

Termination of parental rights; ineffective assistance of counsel; petition failed to give notice of factual allegations; preservation of issues.

TPR order; subject matter jurisdiction; UCCJEA; modification jurisdiction; N.C.G.S. § 50A-203; relinquishing jurisdiction

termination of parental rights, neglect, abandonment, adjudication

adjudication; neglect, dependency; domestic violence; unsafe living conditions; inability to provide proper care or supervision; child care arrangements; hearsay testimony

permanency planning review order; guardianship; court-appointed caretaker; verification; financial resources; N.C.G.S. § 7B-600(c); N.C.G.S. § 7B-906.1(j)

Adjudication order; sufficiency of the findings; challenged findings of fact; neglect; improper care or supervision; environment injurious to welfare; failure to provide necessary medical care; findings supported by clear and convincing evidence; voluntary placement; substantial risk of future neglect.

Permanency planning hearing;
Guardianship;
Constitutionally Protected Status;
Unsupported Findings of Fact;

Rule 12(b)(6) motion; IIED; intrusion upon seclusion; interlocutory appeal; motion to dismiss appeal; substantial right; motion to strike.

mediated settlement agreement; material terms; capacity; statute of frauds; summary judgment standard; N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.1(l); N.C.R. App. P. 10(a)(1)

Waiver of discovery objections in domestic case

Intervenor-plaintiff; N.C.G.S. § 50-13.1(a); permanent custody order; third party standing for custody of minor child; personal jurisdiction

interlocutory discovery order; statutory privilege; appellate jurisdiction; motion to dismiss appeal; statement of the grounds for appellate review; substantial right