Appellate jurisdiction; timeliness of notice of appeal; burden on appellant to provide record to establish jurisdiction

Indian Child Welfare Act; abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings; subject matter jurisdiction

Restoration of firearm rights; federal conviction; choice of law.

Familial placement;
Termination of parental rights;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-903(a1);
Relative Priority;
Expired home study;

Termination of parental rights; ground for termination, dependent juvenile

adjudication of incompetence; appointment for guardian; findings of fact; recitations of witness testimony; independent credibility assessment

Involuntary commitment, danger to others, preservation, ineffective assistance of counsel.

trial court's supported findings supported permanency planning and juvenile orders awarding guardianship to grandmother, the foster mother of her daughter's two sons

Denial of Rule 60(b) motion for relief from domestic violence protective order; Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); requirement to show existence of meritorious defense

release attached as exhibit to plaintiff's complaint demonstrated an affirmative defense precluded success on plaintiff's claims in condemnation action