certificate of need, public hearing, waiver and estoppel.

termination of parental rights; judicial notice of prior orders; neglect;

Termination of parental rights; incarceration; dependency

Procedural due process, liberty interest, adequate notice, thirty-day notice, Krishnan v. N.C. Dep’t of Health & Hum. Servs., statute of limitations, doctrine of equitable estoppel, subject matter jurisdiction, tolling of a statute of limitations.

Joint and several liability; motion to enforce settlement agreement; issue preservation;

net energy metering, customer-sited generation, revised rates, investigation of costs and benefits

larceny by an employee; motion to dismiss; prior record level; breach of plea agreement

Petition for removal from sex offender registry, residency, jurisdiction

Life without parole, Miller v Alabama, N.C.G.S. 15A-1340, 19A et.seq., Witness credibility determination by judge based on trial transcript, mitigating factors

Indecent liberties with a child; Rule 404(b) evidence; evidence of a prior crime; Rule 403 balancing test

Obtaining property by false pretenses; obstruction of justice; indictment

No-contact order; Workplace Violence Prevention Act; harassment; knowing conduct; specific person; directed at; legitimate purpose; free speech; content-neutral restriction; time place manner regulation

Uniform Child Custody and Enforcement Act, appellate rules, temporary child custody order, permanent child custody order

collateral estoppel, juvenile abuse, burdens of proof.

neglected juvenile; future neglect; past neglect; probability of repetition of neglect;

Equitable distribution;
Abuse of Discretion;
Unequal distribution;
Marital property;
Separate property;
Allocation of marital debt;

Interlocutory appeal, substantial right, venue

Juror misconduct; trial court investigation; abuse of discretion;