Divorce, Equitable Distribution and Alimony Awards.

Termination of visitation rights; child custody; findings of fact; recitation of witness testimony; sufficiency of evidence; sufficiency of findings of fact

Personal jurisdiction; marriage and divorce of parties that were married in NC but never lived in this state; international lifestyle and parties living abroad

workers' compensation

Equitable distribution; Rule 60(b)

termination of parental rights; neglect

contempt; purge; ability to pay; medical insurance

permanent child custody; sufficiency of findings supporting best-interests determination; failure to make findings reflecting that the court considered and isolated domestic incident between parents under N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.2(a) did not require remand for entry of such findings.

Workers' Compensation - arising out of and in the course of employment

Custody; Uninsured medical expenses

family law, standing, motion to dismiss, acts inconsistent with parental status

Adverse possession under color of title, NCGS 1-38(a). Adverse possession under 20 years continuous use, NCGS 1-40. Findings of fact not supported by competent evidence. Lappage. Conclusions of law de novo review.

Negligent infliction of emotional distress; Foreseeability; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6).

motion to dismiss; jury instruction; lesser included offense; closing arguments; second-degree burglary

Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion to make an investigatory stop.

Request for new court-appointed counsel, no conflict of interest shown

Indictment, Larceny, Identifying the Victim, Fatal Error

First degree murder; Motion to withdraw; Ineffective assistance of counsel

Jury, Discharging Firearm, Sentencing, Occupied Dwelling, Consecutive Sentences, Abuse of Discretion, General Intent, Sufficient Evidence

Motion to dismiss; Maintaining vehicle for keeping or selling controlled substances; Totality of the circumstances.