proper venue; residency; equitable distribution; separation and support; service of order; timeliness of appeal

jurisdiction, child custody, permanent custody order

absolute divorce; motion to stay proceedings; foreign jurisdiction; interlocutory jurisdiction; petition for writ of certiorari; findings of fact; absence of transcript or narrative from appellate record

North Carolina Industrial Commission, Tort Claims Act, Negligence, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, State Actor, Duty of Care, Foreseeable Harm, Inmate, Findings of Fact, Competent Evidence, Conclusions of Law, De Novo; Affirmed.

Equitable distribution

Error by TC in granting summary judgment

child support; findings of fact; mandate; sanctions

3.1; child custody; adjudication of neglect and dependency

Reasonable efforts, visitation, guardianship

Will Contest;
Summary Judgement;
Undue Influence;
Testator's Intent;