Appellate Court Opinions

termination of parental rights

dismissal of petition for neglect and dependency; N.C. R. Civ. P. 41(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-802

termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

termination of parental rights; abandonment

Termination of parental rights, findings of fact, neglect, incarceration

ineffective assistance of counsel, termination of parental rights, hearing notice, Rule 60(b)

interlocutory; substantial right; civil contempt; attorney's fees; collateral attack; findings of fact; conclusions of law; affirmed.

3.1; termination of parental rights; PWC; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111; neglect; dependency; future neglect.

termination of parental rights; motion to continue; ineffective assistance of counsel

juvenile delinquency proceeding; simple assault; privilege against self-incrimination; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-2405

Termination of parental rights;
Failure to correct conditions;
N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(2);
Lack of housing and substance abuse;
Judicial notice of prior court orders;
No prejudice shown in admission of hearsay;

Interlocutory, personal jurisdiction over nonparty, enforcement of prior judgment, charging orders, withholding salary, LLC distributions, injunction of assets

validity of premarital agreement, North Carolina General Statute Section 52B-7(a)

Rule 11, sanctions, contract misrepresentation

Duty to defend or indemnify; judgment on the pleadings

Workers compensation exclusivity; summary judgment

Civil contempt; purge conditions

employer's subrogation lien; employee settlement with tortfeasor; subject-matter jurisdiction

separation agreement; Pataky presumption; presumption of reasonableness; unincorporated separation agreement; child support

Sustained objections; Jurors are presumed to follow a trial court's instructions; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Limiting instructions; No prejudice; Plain error; Jury instructions; No error.