Family Court Administration

Family Court facilitates more timely, consistent and thoughtful outcomes to a family's legal issues.

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Use of Cell Phones in the District Courts of the 25th Judicial District
Infractions Court
- Infractions court will be held in Courtroom 5. Only individuals who have court should line up to have their cases handled. Six-feet social distancing is required and masks are encouraged. Please check about your court date or call the Clerk of Court at 828-759-3502.
Criminal District Court in Courtroom 1
- Only individuals who have court should be present in the room to have their cases handled. Please check about your court date or call the Clerk of Court at 828-759-3502 if you have any questions.

Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

If you have questions concerning Family Court, please contact:

Caldwell County

Amanda Hughey
Amanda.Y.Hughey@NCcourts.org
(828) 759-3515
Family Court Case Coordinator

Terra Butler
Terra.W.Butler@NCcourts.org
(828) 695-6118
Juvenile Case Coordinator

Family Court Administrator
Brandi Tolbert
Brandi.Tolbert@NCcourts.org
(828) 695-6215

Your Family Court Case Manager will be your contact person for questions about your case. Information you need to have at hand when contacting Family Court Case Manager:

Each time you contact Family Court, please have your file number, which is located in the upper right hand corner of your court documents. Example: (00-CVD-0123)
Program information is available upon request by contacting this office.
Be clear about what information you would like us to provide.

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