Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to sua sponte conduct an inquiry into whether respondent should be appointed a guardian ad litem under Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support its conclusion that respondent's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that it was in the children's best interests that respondent's parental rights be terminated.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by allowing respondent-father's counsel to withdraw; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondent-mother's parental rights would be in the best interests of the juveniles.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

responsible individuals list; child abuse; sufficient findings of fact

Reverse and remand ALJ decision Respondent North Carolina Highway Patrol had just cause to terminate Petitioner Trooper for alleged violations of Respondent's policy; analysis of Wetherington factors under Warren framework.

Judgment on the pleadings; statute of limitations; latent defect.

deed of trust reformation, motion for summary judgment, motion to intervene, Statute of Frauds

Summary judgment; governmental immunity; public official?s immunity.

Industrial Commission, motion for summary judgment, interlocutory appeal.

Juvenile; permanency planning order; statutory findings; grant of guardianship

Adjudication order; neglect; findings of fact domestic violence; substantial risk of harm

Juvenile proceeding; disposition and commitment order; oral condition of probation; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 7B-2512(a); oral order of disposition; duration of commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 7B-2513(a4); mootness; prejudicial error

issues are whether district court erred by eliminating reunification, verifying that custodians understood legal significance of the juvenile's placement, and ceasing further reviews

Deviation from Guidelines; Arrears determination; Insufficient Findings of Fact

attorney?s fees; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-16.1

Alias and pluries summons; delayed service for years; Rule 41(b) dismissal; Wilder v. Wilder factors; prejudice to defendants.

Choice of law, contract, nonresident defendant, personal jurisdiction, remote work, specific jurisdiction, telework

domestic violence protective order, indictment validity, forfeiture of right to counsel, N.C.G.S. 15A-1242

post-conviction DNA testing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269(c)

sufficiency of indictment to confer subject-matter jurisdiction on trial court; using initials to name victim in indictment charging sex offense; motion for appropriate relief