Wake County Courthouse
| Wake County Courthouse | |
| Address: | Attn: Civil Court Clerk
PO Box 351 Raleigh, NC 27602 |
| Divorce by Clerk? | Yes, this county complies with the divorce by clerk statute 50-10(e) |
| Local Rules | Wake County Family Court Rules |
The Wake County Courthouse may be where your divorce disputes are litigated if at least one of the spouses live in Wake County.[1] Like most North Carolina courts, the Wake courthouse has a lot of rules, deadlines, forms, and procedures that are specific to that courthouse. This courthouse's local rules and forms can be found here. However, most spouses will not end up using all 100+ forms or need to read all 57 pages of the family court rules. This wiki will summarize the rules and forms are applicable to a large number of Wake cases.
Directions
Parking for the Wake County Courthouse is a couple blocks away from the courthouse itself at 216 W. Cabarrus Street. From there, you'll need to walk a couple blocks over to the courthouse at 316 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601. Make sure you enter the civil courthouse, not the "Justice Center" across the street. The justice center is for criminal court. The clerk's office is on the first floor on the right-hand side as you enter from the Fayetteville Street entrance. However, if you're coming from the parking structure, you will likely enter from the S. Salisbury entrance. From there, you'll need to take the elevator up one floor and the clerk's office will be on the left, just before the security entrance.
Local Forms
- Judicial Assignment: The "Affidavit of Judicial Assignment" (Form Wake-DOM-02) is required in most new lawsuits, except for simple, uncontested divorces.
- Custody: When filing a new custody claim, a "Custody Mediation Cover Sheet" is required (Form WAKE-DOM-06)
Equitable Distribution Disclosures
Scheduling
Status Conference
Pre-Trial Conference
Continuances
Hearings
Scheduling a Hearing
- File a motion
- Contact the family case coordinator to get penciled in for a date
- Attempt to consult the opposing counsel or spouse about their availability for that date
- Within one week file and serve a "Calendar Request" (Form WAKE-DOM-94) and a "Notice of Hearing" (Form WAKE-DOM-01)
- The morning of the hearing, you'll need to attend a "Calendar Call" at 9:00 a.m. in the assigned courtroom. This is where the court makes sure everyone is there and the hearing is ready to proceed.
Divorce
The Wake County Courthouse complies with § 50-10(e) in allowing divorce by clerk for simple, uncontested cases. When a divorce is done before a judge, it is scheduled on Fridays in courtroom 2b at 9:00 a.m. for divorces done by an attorney and starting at 10:00 a.m. for pro se divorces.
Contact an Attorney
This wiki is provided by North Carolina divorce lawyer David King and his firm King @ Law. You can learn more about King @ Law at www.kinglawnc.com. If you are looking to hire an attorney, have questions, or would like to contribute to this wiki, you can contact attorney King using any of the following methods:
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