Termination of parental rights; willful failure to make reasonable progress; best interests of the child; mental health; poverty; special needs; failure to thrive; failure to make adequate progress; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1110.

termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; neglected juvenile

termination of parental rights; neglected juvenile; probability of future neglect

Declaratory Judgment; Partial Summary Judgment; Appellate Jurisdiction; Interlocutory Appeals

appellate jurisdiction; Rule 59(e); equitable distribution; findings of fact; accrual of post-judgment interest

motion to dismiss; medical lien; question of fact

Rule of Evidence 404(b), prior acts, similarity; Rule of Evidence 403, authentication

Termination of Parental Rights;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2);
Lack of Reasonable Progress;
Substance Abuse;
Collateral Estoppel;
Failure to Preserve;
Waiver

clear, cogent, and convincing evidence to support trial court's findings concerning neglect, dependency, and prior involuntary termination of parental rights; Father continues to deny his role in domestic violence, demonstrates difficulty regulating his emotions, and uses alcohol and marijuana contrary to recommendations

Termination of parental rights, abandonment, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(7)