sanctions as part of default judgment; failure to attack default judgment at trial court

Covenants; contract interpretation; Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss.

modification of child custody, substantial change of circumstance

Interlocutory order; risk of inconsistent verdicts.

ruling that forum selection clause was enforceable was immediately appealable; trial court correctly denied motion to dismiss based on forum selection clause where there was a prior ruling that the forum selection clause was unenforceable and prior ruling was not appealed

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; UCCJEA; verification; enforcement; foreign order; expedited enforcement; warrant; attorney fees; and notice

Registration of foreign support order for modification and enforcement; de facto permanent order; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 52C-6-607(a); oral agreement; affirmative defenses; child support arrearage

Interlocutory order; governmental immunity from suit; ultra vires acts; petition for writ of certiorari

First degree murder; premeditation and deliberation; sufficiency of evidence