Summary Judgment; Breach of Contract; Unclean Hands

Motion to strike affidavit for inconsistency; claims pleaded; existence of oral contract; summary judgment; issues of material fact

termination of parental rights; No Merit brief; Rule 3.1(e); willful abandonment; neglect; motion to continue; no abuse of discretion.

abused, neglected, and dependent juvenile; hearsay statements and circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness; challenged findings of fact are recitations of witness testimony; ultimate findings must resolve the material conflicts in the evidence

termination of parental rights, cessation of reunification efforts, no-merit brief, findings of fact based on clear and convincing evidence

permanency planning order, neglect, visitation, constitutionally protected status as a parent

involuntary commitment, record on appeal, file stamp

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-2501(c); Factors; Written and oral findings

Permanency Planning, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Child Custody, Guardian ad litem, Guardianship, Foster Parents, Consent Decree, Evidentiary Hearing

Attorney’s fees pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.6

Industrial Commission; Injury-by-Accident

interlocutory order; no grounds for immediate appellate review; dismissal

North Carolina Debt Collections Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-55(2); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-54(4); Landlord; Tenant; Fit Premises; Eviction; Public Utilities.

administrative law judge; certificate of need; findings of fact; whole record test

UCCJEA;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-201(a) (2021);
Subject Matter Jurisdiction;
Home State of Child;
Six months prior to filing;
Required findings;

Covid-19; retaliatory discrimination; legitimate nondiscriminatory reason; pretext; summary judgment

motion to dismiss, second degree forcible sex offense, DNA swab, motion to dismiss, evidence of a sexual act, sufficiency of the evidence, evidence of penetration

appeal dismissed; petition for writ of certiorari; untimely notice of appeal.