permanency planning; child custody order; NCGS 7B-911

Adjudication; Neglect; Findings of fact; Conclusion of law; Clear and convincing evidence

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, incarceration, N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7)

appellate jurisdiction; N.C.R. App. P. 3(c); Petition for writ of certiorari

Burden of proof - inter vivos gift

Home Owners Association;
Amendments to Covenants;
Failure to Join Necessary Parties;
Sanctions;
Dismissal with Prejudice;
Rule 41(b);

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51; municipal corporations; policy interpretation; errors of law; N.C. Const. art. I, §§ 1, 19.

preservation, appellate review, child custody, best interests of the child, substantial change of circumstances, final decision-making authority

Impossible evidence, Batson procedure, and prima facie case.

expunction under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146; statutory interpretation; plain language; dismissal of criminal charges; amended charging document; lesser included offense; superior court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for writ of certiorari