Appellate Court Opinions

interim distribution order; interlocutory appeal; bare assertion of substantial right

contract formation, motion to enforce settlement agreement, summary judgment, statute of frauds

Industrial commission, intentional tort, subject matter jurisdiction

N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1); Subject matter jurisdiction; Failure to exhaust administrative remedies; City ordinance; Order to demolish; Housing code.

Order of sale;
Judicial partition;
Abandonment of arguments;
Waiver of appellate review;

Domestic Violence Protection Order; Competency of Evidence; Evidentiary Weight; Findings of Fact; Conclusions of Law; Self-Defense; Aggressor Doctrine

Neglect; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-101(15)(a); Failure to make progress in completing a case plan; Mental health; Medication management; Likelihood of the repetition of neglect.

Termination of parental rights

Adjudication of delinquent juvenile; incorrect disposition order level; failure of court to make FoF re: restitution

Motion to Dismiss Appeal, Mootness, Adverse Collateral Consequence Exception, Age of Majority, Dismissed.

termination of parental rights; willful abandonment; best interests determination

Termination of parental rights, best interest, likelihood of adoption, relevant consideration, relative placement

termination of parental rights; willful abandonment; best interests

Termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3); willful failure to pay a reasonable portion of the cost of care; sporadic provision of gifts; occasional small payments.

Termination of parental rights, burden of proof, willfulness

Adjudication, neglected juvenile, abused juvenile, findings of fact, abuse of another child

Termination of parental rights

no-merit brief; termination of parental rights; Fifth Amendment

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, findings of fact