Where the trial court’s contempt order said the defendant-father’s failure to pay child support was “without justifiable excuse,” it doesn’t matter that the order failed to use the word “willful” or any of its derivations. We affirm the trial court’s ...

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Holding: Given sparse evidence supporting the plaintiff-father’s assertion that he earned $1,500 a month, as well as evidence that he maintained multiple accounts and moved money around in order to avoid his creditors, the trial court should have made more ...

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In re A.E.C. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-069-17, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Cumberland County District Court (Edward Pone, J.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: The Supreme Court improvidently allowed certiorari after ...

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In re A.K. (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-098-17, 7 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Rockingham County District Court (Christopher Freeman, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: While an appeal from a neglect and dependency adjudication and disposition is pending, the ...

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In re A.P. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-113-17, 12 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County District Court (Ty Hands, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The respondent-mother allowed her baby to reside with her caseworker in Rowan County from Nov. 25, ...

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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: The trial court’s custody order returning legal and physical custody of respondents’ child to the respondent-father ...

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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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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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