Appellate Court Opinions

Hearsay; Personal knowledge; N.C. R. Evid. 801, 802, 602; Jury instructions; N.C.P.I. Crim. 104.41; Actual possession; Constructive possession.

motion to dismiss; libel per se; tortious interference with a contract; specific personal jurisdiction; long arm statute; due process; minimum contacts; arising out of.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51; municipal corporations; policy interpretation; errors of law; N.C. Const. art. I, §§ 1, 19.

Home Owners Association;
Amendments to Covenants;
Failure to Join Necessary Parties;
Sanctions;
Dismissal with Prejudice;
Rule 41(b);

Burden of proof - inter vivos gift

appellate jurisdiction; N.C.R. App. P. 3(c); Petition for writ of certiorari

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, incarceration, N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7)

Adjudication; Neglect; Findings of fact; Conclusion of law; Clear and convincing evidence

permanency planning; child custody order; NCGS 7B-911

Termination of parental rights

Aggravated Circumstance, Non-Reunification, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-901(c)(1), Abuse of Discretion, Termination of Parental Rights.

termination of parental rights, adjudication, dependency, alternative childcare arrangement, material conflict

termination of parental rights, domestic abuse, willful failure to make reasonable progress

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 47F-3-115(e); assessment of legal fees

Termination of Parental Rights; Inherent Duty to Support; Willful Failure to Support; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(3)

permanency planning order, reunification, N.C.G.S. 7B=906.2(d), fit and proper parent

Termination of parental rights; abandonment, neglect

neglect; parental rights; termination; certiorari; repetition of neglect

Property tax commission, tax assessment, arbitrary or illegal valuation