child support; contempt

Dram shop liability; defendant's policies and procedures; directed verdict; special jury instructions; N.C. R. Civ. P. 51(a); summarize evidence; equal stress; effect of jury's verdict.

Fraud and NC RICO claims dismissed; no subject matter jurisdiction to review Rule 60 motion to reconsider interlocutory dismissals

child support; arrearages; contempt; civil contempt; criminal contempt; Rule 60; purge; statute of limitations

North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act; attorney's fees

Termination of a career State employee; Warren analysis.

Summary Judgment; Affidavits

child custody modification; substantial change of circumstances affecting the minor child; best interests analysis; relocation

attorney's fees, State employee grievance

Malpractice claim against court-appointed criminal defense counsel; failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted

Jurisdiction; Rule 3; Failure to Comply.

Termination of parental rights; Duty to sua sponte inquire into appointing a GAL during a termination hearing based on a parent's alleged incompetency; Failure to make findings of fact during best interest phase; Neglect.

Termination of parental rights; Best interests of the child; Adoptability.

Termination of Parental Rights; Neglect.

Termination of Parental Rights; Bond between parent and juvenile

termination of parental rights; subject matter jurisdiction; preservation

power of sale in a deed of trust; foreclosure; non-judicial proceedings

Evidence required at permanency planning hearing

Termination of parental rights; neglect