Termination of parental rights; right to counsel; motion to withdraw; substitution of appointed counsel; lack of notice of intent to withdraw; vacate and remand.

Will; Trust; Caveat; Sufficient evidence; Jury trial; Testamentary capacity; Undue influence; Devisavit Vel Non; Delusions; Hallucinations; Doctrine of judicial estoppel; Judgment notwithstanding the verdict; Directed verdict; Abuse of discretion; De novo; Rule 59(a)(8); Rule 401; Rule 403

attorneys’ fees and costs; estate expenses; N.C.G.S. 6-21(2); subject-matter jurisdiction; appellate jurisdiction; N.C.R. App. P. 3(d); reasonableness of attorneys’ fees; locality

Willful abandonment; findings of fact; conclusions of law; no material conflict in evidence; willfulness; no abuse of discretion

Termination of Parental Rights; No Merit Brief; Termination Grounds; Best Interest of Child

Termination of Parental Rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2), (7); No-merit brief; N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

nonsecure custody order; neglect and dependency

Parental Rights;
Permanency Planning Hearing;
Subject Matter Jurisdiction;
Clear, Cogent, and Convincing Evidence;
Recitation of Testimony;
Guardianship;

petition for removal of sheriff from public office; subject-matter jurisdiction; motion to dismiss

petition for removal of sheriff from public office; subject-matter jurisdiction; motion to dismiss