Wake County is one of the larger, more crowded courthouses. They handle divorces by clerk very quickly, but disputed hearings are often rescheduled several times. As a larger county, they have more specialized forms and procedures than some of the smaller courthouses. When going to the courthouse in-person, make sure you go to the civil courthouse, not the Justice Center across the street that is for criminal cases.
Scheduling
Follow these steps to schedule a hearing:[1]
Check for an open date on your judge's calendar in the top-right here.
Communicate with the opposing party/attorney about the date you chose and their availability. Wait 48 hours for their response.
Complete a Calendar Request form (WAKE-DOM-04), a Notice of Hearing (WAKE-DOM-01), and a certificate of service.
File them with the court and serve them on the opposing party/attorney
Local Forms
Each county courthouse (or sometimes a district which has a few courthouses) have unique forms and documents required in that specific courthouse. You can see a complete list of Wake County's local forms here.
Contacts
For viewing records held by the Trial Court Administrator:
Jazmine Taborn: Jazmine.c.Taborn2@nccourts.org
Toni Lawrence: Toni.b.Lawrence3@nccourts.org
Video Conferencing Support
Wake county has a WebEx option for calendar calls. The WebEx meeting IDs are available here for each courtroom. Many cases get rescheduled in Wake County, so WebEx is a great way to see if your case will be going forward that day, without coming into the courthouse. However, Wake County strongly disfavors having hearings themselves over WebEx.