Appellate Court Opinions

ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to request a continuance; counsel's advocacy

Custody of Minor Child with other than a Parent;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1(j) (2025);
Acknowledgement of Responsibilities;
Revised Visitation Order;
Dismissed as Moot;

Ceasing Reunification Efforts;
Required Findings;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2(d) (2025);
Unsupervised Visitation;

termination of parental rights; neglect; likelihood of future neglect; findings of fact.

termination of parental rights, dependency, neglect, willfully leaving the children in foster care for more than twelve months without showing reasonable progress in correcting the conditions which led to removal, adjudication, findings of fact, conclusions of law

Termination of Parental Rights; Best Interest of the Child; Abuse of Discretion; Likelihood of Adoption; Bond Between the Juvenile and the Parent.

Appeal from Clerk Order of Foreclosure;
De Novo Hearing in Superior Court;

Termination of parental rights; judicial notice.

clerk of court; attorney's fees; discretion; reasonable

adoption proceedings; right to counsel; motion to continue; abuse of discretion; preservation.

arbitration; scope of arbitrator's powers; interpretation of contract; choice of law

DVPO; motion to continue; challenged findings.

contract; unambiguous; condition precedent

Stay of Proceeding;
Dismissal Renders Moot;
Purported Stay of Appeal;
Vacated and Dismissed;

subject matter jurisdiction, permanent custody order, inconsistent with constitutionally protected rights

Petition for writ of certiorari; Motion to dismiss; Standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-1402; Special damages; Rules of Appellate Procedure; Artificial Intelligence; Hallucinations in briefs.

N.C.G.S. § 14-34.1; muzzle velocity; assault with a deadly weapon; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; identity.

motion to dismiss; possession of marijuana; possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana; substantial evidence of each element of the offenses.

plain error, admission of testimony, legal term of art, prejudice

Court-appointed counsel; absolute-impasse rule.