Appeal from order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the trial court erred by terminating respondent-father's parental rights despite Department of Social Service's failure to verify a motion in the cause seeking termination of a father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1104.

Appeal from orders terminating respondent's parental rights; whether respondent received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Whether the trial court erred when it certified a class based on a class certification motion filed after a summary judgment motion had been granted in plaintiff's favor.

Whether there is sufficient evidence of multiple assaults in the light most favorable to the State to submit the issue to the jury; whether there is sufficient evidence to establish that defendant used his hands, feet, or teeth as deadly weapons.

Whether the Georgia statutory rape statute under which defendant was previously convicted was substantially similar to North Carolina's statutory rape statute such that defendant's prior Georgia conviction could count as a higher penalty class for purposes of determining defendant's prior record level for sentencing.

Whether the trial court committed harmless error when it declined to give defendant's requested self-defense instruction.

Whether the trial court's order requiring defendant to submit to lifetime satellite-based monitoring once released from prison is constitutional when the determination as to whether the search effected by satellite-based monitoring is reasonable occurs decades before the search would likely take place.

Appeal based on a dissent seeking review of the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's award of final decision-making authority to defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's award of attorney's fees to defendant.

Easement; quiet title; cloud upon title; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License; FERC license; fee simple; contract; easement agreement; easement appurtenant; easement in gross; excessive use; Restatement of Property; third-party property rights; interlocutory appeal; summary judgment; scope of authority under easement; eminent domain; navigability; navigable waters; navigable-in-fact; riparian rights; public trust doctrine; artificial waters

neglect; dependency; findings of fact did not support conclusions of law that juvenile was a neglected and dependent juvenile

trial court's challenged factual findings were supported by competent evidence; adjudication of neglect was supported by findings of fact

Permanency Planning Order, Constitutionally Protected Parental Status, and Guardianship Order

Abuse, neglect, and dependency; sufficiency of findings; limitation of parental visitation; constitutionally protected status as parent; waiver of constitutional issue

Child custody; temporary order; best interests of the child; sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law; decision-making authority

Sale of property; competency; special proceeding pending; summary judgment for buyer; NCGS 32C-1-104- power of attorney; NCGS 32C-1-105- execution of power of attorney; NCGS 32C-1-106- validity of power of attorney.

career state employee, unacceptable personal conduct case, just cause

Proper Venue; Notice and Hearing; Waiver

Permanency planning; guardianship with non-parent; conduct inconsistent with a parent?s constitutionally protected status

competent evidence supported trial court's findings of fact; conversion satisfied predicate requirement for unfair and deceptive practices claim