deed of trust reformation, motion for summary judgment, motion to intervene, Statute of Frauds

Reverse and remand ALJ decision Respondent North Carolina Highway Patrol had just cause to terminate Petitioner Trooper for alleged violations of Respondent's policy; analysis of Wetherington factors under Warren framework.

parentage; paternity; assisted reproduction; child support obligation of sperm donor; choice of law; full faith and credit clause; trial court erred in concluding that full faith and credit dictated that North Carolina law applied to claim for child support; North Carolina choice of law rules require that North Carolina court apply Virginia's law of parentage to determine whether sperm donor owes child support to the donee where the insemination and conception occurred in Virginia

Allen charge; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 15A-1235; jury instructions on further deliberations; statutory right to effective counsel in SBM proceedings

Probation revocation; Subject-matter jurisdiction; NCGS 15A-1344

Motion to withdraw guilty plea; factual basis; appellate jurisdiction.

domestic violence protective order, indictment validity, forfeiture of right to counsel, N.C.G.S. 15A-1242

Alias and pluries summons; delayed service for years; Rule 41(b) dismissal; Wilder v. Wilder factors; prejudice to defendants.

Deviation from Guidelines; Arrears determination; Insufficient Findings of Fact

issues are whether district court erred by eliminating reunification, verifying that custodians understood legal significance of the juvenile's placement, and ceasing further reviews