Standards of Review of Board of Adjustment Decisions;? ?Motion to dismiss and final judgments;? ?Zoning decisions.?

Implied-in-fact contract; equitable powers; partition

Summary Judgment; Bankruptcy, Deed in lieu of foreclosure, accord and satisfaction release.

Claim for Defamation, Sufficiency of Complaint

summary judgment; equitable distribution; NCGS § 50-20.1; subject matter jurisdiction

Tortious interference with an expected inheritance; constructive fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; demand for an accounting

Appeal of criminal contempt order, attorney fee award

Termination of Parental Rights, Neglect, Best Interest of the Juveniles

Whether termination of parental rights was in the best interest of juveniles; Consideration of any relevant factor under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1110(a)(6)

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Termination of Parental Rights

Jurisdiction; Indian Child Welfare Act; Termination of parental rights; Neglect

Non-judicial foreclosure; proper service; status as holder of note

Evidence required for permanency planning and termination of parental rights.

maximum medical improvement; disability; Parson presumption

Contempt Order; Attorney's Fees; Proper Purpose of Discovery.

Child Custody; Substantial Change in Circumstances; Child's Best Interests

Custody modification; substantial change in circumstances; best interests

Statutory findings required for attorney's fees in civil contempt action; impermissibly vague purge conditions in contempt order.

Removal of appointed counsel; joinder of offenses; admission of evidence under Rule 404(b)

Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination