motion to modify child custody; motion to dismiss; Rule 12(b)(6); pleading; consent order; supervised visitation; unsupervised visitation; substantial change in circumstances; welfare of the minor child; de novo; light most favorable to nonmoving party; construe liberally; positive impact on welfare of child; lack of communication; wrongful interference with visitation

Whistleblower claim; N.C. Gen. Stat. 126-85; competing motions for summary judgment; elements of prima facie case

Termination of parental rights; clerical error; motion to continue.

abuse; substantial risk of harm; Rule 3.1. 

Termination of Parental Rights; competent evidence

Juvenile Code;
Award of Guardianship;
Preservation of Constitutional Issues;
Motion for Visitation;

Termination of parental rights; adjudication; section 7B-1111(a)(2); reasonable progress under the circumstances in correcting the conditions which led to the removal of the juvenile

Termination of Parental Rights; Neglect; Willful Abandonment; Incarcerated Parent

Parental visitation; written order controls over orally rendered order; no direct contradiction between oral and written order

termination of parental rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1)–(2); dispositional findings; best interests determination; lack of adoptive placement