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eCourts is Now Live in Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wake Counties - February 13, 2023
- eFiling is required for attorneys for filing in eCourts counties.
Attorneys in the four pilot counties are required to use File & Serve (eFiling) as of the go-live date. Attorneys in other counties wishing to file cases in the four pilot counties will also be required to do so via File & Serve.
- Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Rule 5 and Rule 5.1 of the General Rules of Practice for Superior and District Courts - February 1, 2023
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eCourts is Now Live in Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wake Counties - February 13, 2023
- eFiling is required for attorneys for filing in eCourts counties.
Attorneys in the four pilot counties will be required to use File & Serve (eFiling) as of the go-live date. Attorneys in other counties wishing to file cases in the four pilot counties will also be required to do so via File & Serve.
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*eFiling civil superior and foreclosure cases: currently only available for Chowan County.
*eFiling domestic violence cases: currently only available for Alamance, Brunswick, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Orange, Rockingham, and Rowan counties.