Durham County Local Rules and Forms
Find Local Rules and Forms that provide procedures and guidelines for courts in Durham County.
Local Rules
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Superior Court
- Administrative Order (COVID-19)
- Administrative Order Amending Superior Court District-Wide Orders Referring to the Fourteenth Judicial District
- Administrative Order In Re: Continuance Policy (Effective February 1, 2023)
- Administrative Order Regarding Jury Trial Resumption Plan
- Case Management System Fourteen Judicial District Criminal Superior Court (Rev. 5/12)
- Local Rules And Procedures For The Calendaring of Civil Cases In The Fourteenth Judicial District, Superior Court Division (effective 7/1/10)
- Memorandum re: Notification of Reported COVID-19 Individual at the Durham County Courthouse
- Notification of Reported Positive COVID-19 Individual at Durham County Courthouse
- Order Adopting Local Rules And Procedures For Calendaring Civil Cases In The Fourteenth Judicial District, Superior Court Division (6/10/10)
- Order Adopting Local Rules and Procedure for the Calendaring of Homicide Cases in the Fourteenth Judicial District, Superior Court Division (6/6/16)
- Policies Relating to Bail and Pretrial Release Policies for the Fourteenth Judicial District (Revised 2/2019)
- link from the Durham County Sheriff’s Office
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District Court
- 14th Judicial District - District Court Division General Civil Rules
- Administrative Order (COVID-19)
- Administrative Order For Social Services Matters, filed April 23, 2020
- Administrative Order In Re: District Court Continuance Policies
- Administrative Order Regarding COVID-19 Modified Court Operations - December 14, 2020
- Administrative Order Regarding Jury Trial Resumption Plan
- Durham County District Criminal Court COVID-19 Protocol Effective June 1, 2020
- Durham County Traffic/Misdemeanor Pleas Protocol
- Memorandum re: Notification of Reported COVID-19 Individual at the Durham County Courthouse
- Notification of Reported Positive COVID-19 Individual at Durham County Courthouse
- Pandemic Phase II Administrative Order, filed May 29, 2020
- link from the Durham County Sheriff’s Office
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Domestic Court
- 14th Judicial District - Durham County Family Court Domestic Rules
- Administrative Order For Social Services Matters, filed April 23, 2020
- Administrative Order Regarding Spectator Access to Domestic Court Virtual Hearings, filed May 20, 2020
- Administrative Order Regarding Temporary Local Domestic Rule, filed May 20, 2020
- Guardian Ad Litem List
- Parenting Coordinator List
- Remote Hearing Protocol for Durham County Family Court
- Summary Judgment Divorce Remote Hearing Protocol
- Juvenile Court
Local Forms
- Attachment A-1
- Attachment A-2
- Attachment B - Findings Of Fact Regarding Arraignment And Withdrawal Of Plea Offer
- Attachment C - Order Striking Called And Failed
- DUR-CIV-1 Notice of Address Change (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-2 Notice of Appearance of Counsel (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-3 Calendar Request General Civil (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-4 Notice Of Hearing (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-5 Motion & Order to Continue General Civil (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-6 Objection to Motion to Continue (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-7 Motion To (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-8 Motion for Extension of Time (fillable)
- DUR-CIV-9 Pre-Arbitration Submission (fillable)
- DUR-DOM-01 Affidavit For Judicial Assignment And Notice Of Hearing (Rev. 12/22)
- DUR-DOM-02 Calendar Request And Notice Of Hearing
- DUR-DOM-03 Request And Order For Peremptory Setting
- DUR-DOM-04 Request For Ex Parte/Emergency Custody Consideration (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-05 Motion And Order To Continue
- DUR-DOM-05 Motion And Order To Continue (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-06 Notice To Attend Orientation & Parenting Apart Class (Rev. 01/28/24)
- DUR-DOM-07 Motion And Order For Additional Time For Temporary Hearing
- DUR-DOM-08 Financial Affidavit
- DUR-DOM-09 Employer Wage Affidavit
- DUR-DOM-10 Equitable Distribution Inventory Affidavit (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-11 Equitable Distribution Affidavit
- DUR-DOM-12 Certification Of Initial Disclosures (Equitable Distribution)
- DUR-DOM-13 Certification Of Initial Disclosures
- DUR-DOM-14 Discovery Conference Order Non-Equitable Distribution
- DUR-DOM-15 Discovery Conference Order Equitable Distribution
- DUR-DOM-16 Pretrial Conference Order Child Custody
- DUR-DOM-17 Pretrial Conference Order
- DUR-DOM-19 Final Pretrial Order Non-Equitable Distribution
- DUR-DOM-20 Final Pretrial Order Equitable Distribution
- DUR-DOM-21 Order Submission Coversheet For Orders Submitted To Family Court Office
- DUR-DOM-22 Request For Inclusion On The Parenting Coordinator List (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-23 Order Appointing Parenting Coordinator [ ] Consent (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-24 Motion For An Order Modifying Or Terminating The Parenting Coordinator’s Appointment (N.C.G.S. § 50-99) (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-25 Request For Inclusion On The Guardian Ad Litem List (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-26 Motion For An Order Appointing A Guardian Ad Litem (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-27 Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem [ ] Consent (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-28 Motion For An Order Modifying Or Terminating The Guardian Ad Litem's Appointment (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-29 Affidavit Of Due Diligence (Publication) (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-30 Certificate Of Service
- DUR-DOM-31 Motion To
- DUR-DOM-32 Motion For Order To Show Cause And Motion For Contempt (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-33 Order To Appear And Show Cause (Rev. 6/17)
- DUR-DOM-34 Request for Remote Hearing (New 12/22)
- DUR-DOM-35 Notice of Remote Hearing (Rev. 12/21)
- DUR-DOM-36 Public Request to Attend Domestic Webex Video Hearing (New 5/20)
- DUR-DOM-37 Objection to Remote Hearing
- Motion And Order To Continue
- Motion For And Order For Bond Reduction
- Motion To Add To Court Calendar
- Motion To Add To Jail Court Calendar
- Notice Of Appeal To Superior Court
- Notice Of Appeal To Superior Court (PRO SE)
- Notice Of Appeal To The North Carolina Court Of Appeals
- Notice Of Appeal To The North Carolina Court Of Appeals (PRO SE)
- Order Striking Called And Failed And Setting Aside Bond Forfeiture
- Order Waiving Fines And Fees
- Waiver Of Probable Cause(1)
- Waiver Of Probable Cause(2)