Criminal Court

Understanding the Criminal Court Process Criminal (n.) A person who has committed or been legally convicted of a crime. The American Heritage Dictionary. North Carolina has more than 400 … Read more

Civil Court

Understanding the Civil Court Process Civil law n. 1. The body of law dealing with the rights of private citizens in a particular state or nation as distinguished from criminal … Read more

Small Claims Court

Small claims court is part of the District Court Division. It handles civil cases where a plaintiff requests assignment to a magistrate and the amount in controversy is $10,000 or less. … Read more

Estates and Wills

Beginning the Estate Process Documentation needed to begin the process of setting up an estate includes: Original Last Will and Testament – if applicable Copy of complete … Read more

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Criminal Record Check

Criminal records are a matter of public record and may be checked by name at the public terminal if for inquiry only - no charge. Upon the payment of the statutory … Read more

Harnett County Veterans Treatment Court

Zane Campbell, Veterans Court Director 301 West Cornelius Harnett Boulevard Lillington, NC 27546 (910) 814-4515 Gordon Harrington, Mentor Coordinator (910) 814-4623 Tony … Read more

Legal Glossary

A Guide to Commonly Used Legal Terms Alternative Dispute Resolution - working with a mediator who helps two parties in dispute resolve their differences mutually, or with an … Read more

Jury

Things to Remember During the Trial After you are selected as a juror in a case, there are some rules of conduct which you should observe: If you … Read more

Name Change

Information Sheet Several legal options are available for obtaining a name change. Names may be changed by an Adoption Decree, through a name change petition filed with the Special … Read more

Guardianship

For information on Guardianship frequently asked questions, please visit: NC Courts Guardianship Guardians of the Person and General Guardians appointed by the Court are required to file … Read more

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Foreclosure

The Clerk of Superior Court's office is responsible for filing, processing, indexing and maintaining every document filed in all Harnett County foreclosures. Files are maintained at the Harnett County Courthouse … Read more

Adoptions

Adoptions To learn more information regarding the adoption process, please visit: NC Department of Health and Human Services Read more