North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

In re J.K. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-100-17, 17 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Cumberland County District Court (Cheri Siler-Mack, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The trial court’s custody order returning legal and physical custody of respondents’ child to the respondent-father ...

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In re A.B. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-111-17, 15 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) Appealed from Cabarrus County District Court (Christy Wilhelm, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the trial court made no findings regarding a mother’s progress or conditions in the three ...

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In re L.C. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-122-17, 26 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Guilford County District Court (Betty Brown, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The respondent-mother was a compelled witness, and child abuse charges were pending against her, so she ...

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Miller v. Miller (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-115-17, 40 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Chatham County District Court (Lunsford Long, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although the wife filed her complaint for a divorce from bed and board – which included ...

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Kelley v. Kelley (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-102-17, 19 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Forsyth County District Court (Gordon Miller, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the parties’ notarized 1994 separation agreement said that any amendments thereto had to be “executed ...

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In re T.E.N. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-101-17, 10 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Guilford County District Court (Randle Jones, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where (1) the petitioner-mother’s former home state of New Jersey has entered custody orders regarding the ...

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In re J.K. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-100-17, 17 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Cumberland County District Court (Cheri Siler-Mack, J.) N.C. App. Holding: When the trial court purported to transfer this juvenile case to a custody case under G.S. ...

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In re L.L.O. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-099-17, 21 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Person County District Court (Mike Gentry, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Respondents’ daughter had been out of their care for some time, and the record contains evidence ...

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Stamey v. Stamey (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-063-17, 14 pp.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from Transylvania County District Court (Emily Cowan, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though the trial court titled its April 29, 2016, order a “temporary” custody ...

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McLean v. King (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-062-17, 38 pp.) (Linda McGee, C.J.) Appealed from Caldwell County District Court (Jane Harper, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though the trial court’s written visitation order said that the parties’ child was not ...

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