Rule 17 guardian appointment, willful abandonment, termination of parental rights. 

Abuse, neglect, dependency; interlocutory; temporary disposition order; motion to strike brief of GAL; unsafe conditions; domestic violence; differing neglect adjudications; single petition for two minors

petition to partition real property; lack of personal jurisdiction; failure to require proof of service of the summons and petition; abuse of discretion in denying Rule 60(b) motion; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1-75.10 and 1-75.11

standing, motion to dismiss, declaratory judgment, special damages

Alienation of affection, criminal conversation, law-of-the-case doctrine, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, res judicata, voluntary dismissal, punitive damages, summary judgment, out-of-state conduct, preservation, directed verdict

indecent liberties with a child, motion to dismiss, sufficient evidence, witness credibility.

Anders brief

Consecutive Probationary terms; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1346 (2023); State conceded error; Remand