Facial constitutional challenge of legislative enactment; motion to dismiss based on sovereign immunity; interlocutory appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; lack of standing; vacated

child support, postseparation support, divorce, findings of fact, equitable distribution, conclusions of law

Wrongful death; appellate jurisdiction

Verified complaint for divorce; one year separation, NCGS 50-6; subject matter jurisdiction; fraudulent service.

Absolute divorce, NCGS 50-6; failure to timely assert post-separation support, NCGS 50-11(c); motion to recuse; failure to timely appeal; N.C. Rule Appellate Procedure 3; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 58.

caveat; extrinsic fraud; statute of limitation; holographic will

Affirming termination of parental rights (TPR); adjudication on ground of willful abandonment; no abuse of discretion; termination in best interests of child.

gag order, civil contempt, criminal contempt, juvenile petition, social media

Findings of fact did not support adjudication of neglect where the adjudication order recited multiple allegations from the juvenile petition verbatim or near-verbatimt, lacked ultimate findings regarding pertinent issues, and included findings unsupported by clear and convincing evidence.

Appeal from order eliminating reunification; guardian ad litem for a parent; verification of guardians; waiver of constitutionally protected status argument.