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Probable cause (PC) hearings play a unique role in delinquency cases. They are required only in the subset of cases that are potentially eligible for transfer to superior court, and […]
Imagine you are a litigant in a civil case and the trial court has entered an order that leaves you unhappy. Let’s say that you cannot appeal this order. What are you, the aggrieved litigant, to do?
Section 16.19 of the 2026 Appropriations Act establishes special procedures for the disposition of matters designated as complex family financial cases. Those special procedures include the creation of a new […]
A party in a civil proceeding may offer into evidence third-party records (meaning those created by nonparties), like the records of a company, hospital, school, or bank. If the records […]
Effective beginning with offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025, Part V. of Session law 2023-114 significantly revised North Carolina’s law governing capacity to proceed in delinquency cases. The […]
Welcome to part three of my series on North Carolina’s elective share. In part one of this series, we discussed what the elective share is and how it works to […]
Expedited Removal of Occupants After the Owner Dies In my last post, I focused on issues that arise in summary ejectment when either the tenant or the landlord dies. This […]
I recently received a question about whether and how the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) applies to an infant who is safely surrendered. The short answer is ICWA applies to […]
Among the Juvenile Code provisions that distinguish juvenile delinquency cases from criminal cases are the statutes that explicitly tie mental health assessments and access to mental health treatment to the […]
North Carolina clerks of superior court are unique in their role as judicial officers. Unlike clerks in other states, the clerk’s role in North Carolina extends beyond record-keeper and administrator. […]