Whether a series of local acts provided the City of Concord with the authority to levy water and wastewater connection fees for services to be furnished; whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment for the City of Concord.

Appeal from order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (3), (6), and (7).

Termination of parental rights; no-merit review.

Trial court did not err by permitting respondent's guardian ad litem, an attorney, to assist respondent's appointed attorney at trial by conducting some examinations and performing similar acts.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (4), (6); neglect; willful failure to pay child support; dependency.

Termination of parental rights; neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); probability of future neglect; sufficiency of findings.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining termination was in the juvenile's best interests.

Whether a statute which created a private right of action confers standing to sue for that statutory 'injury.'