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
District Criminal Court and Infractions Court
- All District Criminal Courts have resumed at the Burke County Courthouse, 201 South Green Street, Morganton, NC 28655. This includes general District Criminal and Infractions Court Matters.
  
  Only individuals who have court should be present in the room to have their cases handled. Please check NCcourts.gov/court-dates about your court date or call the Clerk of Court at 828-433-3202 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:

Burke County

Ronda Hedrick
[email protected]
(828) 433-3215
Family Court Case Coordinator (Domestic)

Terra Butler
[email protected]
(828) 695-6118
Juvenile Case Coordinator

Family Court Administrator
Brandi Tolbert
[email protected]
(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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