summary judgment, interpretation of contract, unambiguous language

Indian Child Welfare Act; Notice requirements to tribes, 25 U.S.C. 1912(a); Neglect and dependency adjudication.

Reunification, Guardianship, Opportunity to Object, Required Findings

Child custody; temporary custody order becoming permanent by operation of time; sufficiency of findings supporting physical and legal custody awards; joint legal custody award with division of decision-making authority

condemnation, parking taking

Subject-matter jurisdiction; challenge to superior court's subject-matter jurisdiction after entry of default judgment based on exclusivity provision of our Workers' Compensation Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-10.1; superior court's refusal to resolve subject-matter jurisdiction challenge based on defenses of equitable estoppel and laches

equitable distribution

Equitable Distribution; 529 Savings Plan as Marital Property; No Court-Created Exceptions to Marital Property Definition

Motion to compel arbitration; Existence and scope of arbitration agreement; Construction of contract language.