Family Court Administration

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

26th Judicial District (Mecklenburg County) Modified Court Operations Effective December 14

Weddings will be conducted by appointment only Monday through Friday, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. Appointments must be made via email at Mecklenburg.Magistrate.Weddings@nccourts.org.

The Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office will be open to the public between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Access to public records is available from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, by appointment only.

To access Criminal files by appointment, email Mecklenburg.Criminal@nccourts.org
To access Civil files by appointment, email Mecklenburg.Civil@nccourts.org
To access Estate files by appointment, email Mecklenburg.Estates@nccourts.org

Access to 4th Street Parking Impacted by Construction
Mecklenburg County will add a new digital signboard at the 4th Street entrance to the 4th Street Parking Deck, impacting traffic flow and visitor access January 8th through the end of March 2021. On these dates, all traffic must enter from and exit to Elizabeth Avenue.

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:

Family Court Case Coordinator Contact List

Jennifer Shephard: Jennifer.L.Shephard@NCcourts.org
Family Court Front Desk: (704) 686-0202
Russell Hendrix: Albert.R.Hendrix@NCcourts.org
Case Coordinator for Judge Smith and Rule 7 Hearings: (704) 686-0203
Adrienne White: Adrienne.White@NCcourts.org
Case Coordinator for Judge McCallum and Judge Hewett: (704) 686-0205
Kenneth Hart: Kenneth.N.Hart@NCcourts.org
Case Coordinator for Judge Henderson and Judge Culler: (704) 686-0207
Amanda Casillas: Amanda.Casilllas@NCcourts.org
Case Coordinator for Judge Havelka: (704) 686-0208
Michelle M. Albaladejo: Michelle.M.Albaadejo@NCcourts.org
Case Coordinator for Judge Mann: (704) 686-0209

Family Court Administrator Darwin F. Rice
(704) 686-0291
Darwin.F.Rice@NCcourts.org

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