Child custody - neglect under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-101(15); constitutionally protected status as parent; verification of legal significance of guardianship; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1(d)(3)

hearsay, juvenile, confrontation clause, abuse, neglect

motion to dismiss appeal; appellate rule violations; N.C.R. App. P. 25(b) and 34; N.C.R. App P.3; time for filing notice of appeal; N.C.R. App. 26; N.C.R. App P. 26(g); N.C.R. App P. 28(a) and (b); N.C.R. App P.2

Instrumentality Rule; piercing corporate veil; breach of contract

equitable distribution; marital property; separate property; classic car valuation; lay opinion testimony; competent evidence; distribution of real property

easement, settlement, property, encroachment, motion for contempt

Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal; timeliness of notice of appeal; waiver; statutory authority of retired emergency district court judge; compliance with local court rules

Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; denial of request for self-defense instruction; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of serious injury; potential clerical error on judgment form

Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; plain error; use of pattern jury instructions; failure to instruct jury that assault charge requires victim to be alive