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Domestic Relations – Neglected Juvenile – Impairment of Child’s Welfare
Because the trial court’s findings sufficiently supported its conclusion that two-year-old Layla was a neglected juvenile, the Court of Appeals should have affirmed the adjudication order. We reversed the decision […]
Domestic Relations – Termination of Parental Rights – Ceasing Reunification Efforts
Father’s right to counsel was not violated after he expressly consented to his attorney’s withdrawal due to his repeated egregious and dilatory behaviors and express waiver of counsel. Statutorily mandated […]
Domestic Relations – Juvenile Code – Permanency Planning
The permanency planning order was not supported by competent evidence. We vacated and remanded. Mother appealed from the trial court’s permanency planning orders awarding guardianship of Jim, Jed, and Mark […]
Domestic Relations – Contempt Order – Purge
The trial court did not have authority to hold Defendant in contempt because he had purged the contempt prior to entry of the written order. We vacated the Contempt Order. […]
Domestic Relations – Alimony Payments – Attorneys’ Fees
The trial court has the discretionary authority to order reimbursement for the overpayments of alimony and attorneys’ fees. Thus, this Court vacated and remanded for a new hearing to determine […]
Domestic Relations – Child Custody – Motion to Appoint a Parenting Coordinator
The trial court’s findings of fact do not support its conclusion of law to deny the parenting coordinator and granting Rule 11 sanctions based on Mother’s filing the motion to […]
Domestic Relations – Award of Guardianship – Paramount Parental Rights
Respondent-mother cannot argue for the first time on appeal her as-applied constitutionally-protected parental status was violated. We dismissed these appeals. Respondent-mother challenged the guardianship disposition of three-year-old T.S., III (Tho[...]
Domestic Relations – Termination of Parental Rights – Neglect
The trial court did not err by concluding that neglect existed to terminate Mother’s parental rights. We affirmed the trial court’s order terminating Mother’s parental rights. Respondent Mother appealed from […]
Domestic Relations – Abused and Neglected Juveniles – Dependency Adjudications Vacated
Factual findings meet the criteria set forth by statute and precedent regarding the adjudication of children as abused and neglected juveniles. However, there is merit in Mother’s argument that the […]
Domestic Relations – Termination of Parental Rights – N.C.G.S. § 7B-1104
The trial court erred by dismissing Mother’s termination petition for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We vacated and remanded for a determination of whether Mother’s failure to comply with N.C.G.S. § […]
Domestic Relations – Domestic Violence Protective Order – N.C.G.S 50B-1
There was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s findings in the Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO). We affirmed the trial court’s order. In 2023, the trial court entered a […]
Domestic Relations – Termination of Parental Rights – Willful Abandonment
The trial court properly concluded that Mother willfully abandoned her minor child for the six-month period of time preceding CCDSS’s filing of the TPR Petition. We affirmed the trial court’s […]
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