Adverse possession; common property easement in subdivision; tacking prior owner's possessory period; Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; summary judgment

abuse of discretion, appeal bond, attorneys' fees

substantial change in circumstances; attorneys fees; attorney fee; improper purpose; parenting coordinator; Rule 11; Rule 11 Sanctions; findings of fact; affect of the welfare of the child; high conflict; high-conflict

Implied warranty of Habitability; Residential Rental Agreements Act; Imminently Dangerous Conditions; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices; Prohibited Acts by Debt Collectors; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-46; Proximate Injury

termination of parental rights; TPR; failure to legitimate; NCGS 7B-1111(a)(5); best interests of the child determination; abuse of discretion

permanency planning order; guardianship; demonstration of learned skills; lack of stable housing

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, juvenile best interests

Termination of parental rights; waiver of counsel; parental competency inquiry.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2(b); Failure to follow statutory mandate; Termination of parental rights; Ceasing reunification efforts.

Motion to Dismiss Appeal;
Mootness;
Frivolous claims;
Attorney’s fees as sanction;
N.C. Gen Stat. 75-16.1;

amendment to pleading; relation back; N.C.G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 15(c); equitable estoppel; summary judgment; abuse of discretion.

certificate of authority, personal jurisdiction, foreign corporation, registering to do business in North Carolina, motion to dismiss.

Arbitration; operating agreement; interim award; arbitration award; arbitration clause; arbitrator's scope of authority; Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices, Summary Judgment, Foreclosure, Deed of Trust, Substantial Aggravating Circumstances, Gift Letter, Affirmed.

summary ejectment, lease, termination, unfair and deceptive trade practices, implied warranty of habitability, rent abatement, findings of fact, remanded.

Corum claim, colorable constitutional claim, equal protection

civil contempt; present ability to comply; competent evidence; reasonable measures; purge conditions; judicial notice; Article I, Section 28 of the North Carolina State Constitution.

murder by torture, motion to dismiss, sufficiency of the evidence, circumstantial evidence