Termination of parental rights; subject matter jurisdiction; standing; whether petitioner had custody of the juvenile by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; determination of juvenile's best interests; whether the trial court acted under a misapprehension of law regarding the effect of respondent-mother's specific relinquishment of her parental rights.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the trial court erred by excluding respondent's testimony at disposition; whether the trial court erred in the dispositional phase by failing to state the applicable standard of review.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(9) on the grounds that respondent had parental rights to a child previously terminated and lacked the willingness or ability to establish a safe home.

Whether a search effected by the imposition of lifetime satellite-based monitoring upon a defendant convicted of an aggravated offense pursuant to Section 14-208.6(1a) of the North Carolina General Statutes is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment; whether the imposition of satellite-based monitoring constitutes a general warrant in violation of the North Carolina Constitution.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by allowing defendant's petition for writ of certiorari and invoking Rule 2 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure to hear defendant's unpreserved challenge to the trial court's orders imposing lifetime satellite-based monitoring.

Administrative law judge; superior court review; subject matter jurisdiction; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 4(j); late service on parties; NCGS 150B-45 motion to extend; good cause shown; abuse of discretion.

civil contempt, compliance at time of hearing, purge conditions

attorney's fees, subject matter jurisdiction, NC Gen Stat 50-13.6

Unfair or deceptive trade practices; insurance company; punitive damages; bad faith; summary judgment; attorney fees

Malicious prosecution; abuse of process; civil conspiracy; governmental immunity; sovereign immunity; intra-corporate immunity; statute of limitations; motion to dismiss; motion for summary judgment; sufficiency of pleadings; malice; probable cause

N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 50B-1(a)(2); Domestic Violence Protective Order and Findings of Fact.

Relevant damages evidence used to impeach testimony during liability portion of bifurcated trial; authentication of video via admission; and no limiting instruction requirement absent request.

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court erred by failing to consider post-petition evidence before adjudicating juveniles neglected and relying solely on neglect adjudication of one juvenile in adjudicating second juvenile neglected

infant, death, juvenile, neglect, abuse, dependent, reunification, sibling, parents, minor child, murder, manslaughter

Award of guardianship, actions inconsistent with a parent's constitutionally protected status, verification that a guardian understands the legal significance of the appointment, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-600, specification of frequency and duration of visits pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-905.1, trial court did not impermissibly delegate judicial authority in award of visitation, findings sufficient to cease reunification efforts.

Involuntary Commitment; Dangerousness to Others

Findings of fact, elimination of reunification, neglected juvenile, permanency planning order

Findings of fact required when trial court sits without a jury in hearing regarding domestic violence protection order; Chapter 50B; Rule 52(a)(1) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Findings of fact required when trial court sits without a jury in hearing regarding domestic violence protection order; Chapter 50B; Rule 52(a)(1) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Judicial sale; execution sale; secondary remedies; judicial foreclosure; appropriate foreclosure remedies under N.C.G.S. § 47C-3-116 and N.C.G.S. § 1-339.1; voided judgments on remand; attorney fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 75-16.1; and attorney fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 47C-3-116 and 47C-4-117.