Resources
Legal Resources
North Carolina General Statutes
A compilation of North Carolina's statutes can be found here, where you can also search for legislative bills pertaining to a wide assortment of issues. (Note: Not all statutes are posted online.)
North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
This is the official website for the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings, which publishes administrative rules and resolves contested cases involving administrative law.
North Carolina Child Support Guidelines and Worksheets
This website provides access to the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines, worksheets to calculate child support, and child support calculators.
Bar Associations and Professional Organizations:
The North Carolina State Bar
The N.C. State Bar is the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of law in North Carolina. This site has information about ethics, opinions, and rules pertaining to practicing law in the state.
The North Carolina Bar Association
The state bar association is an organization unaffiliated with the N.C. State Bar, but one that aims to work to promote prestige and professionalism among practicing attorneys in North Carolina. Its mission is to serve the public and the legal profession by promoting the administration of justice and encouraging the highest standards of integrity, competence, civility and well-being of all members of the profession. It also runs the Lawyer Referral Service, which refers you to lawyers in good standing.
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
This is the official website for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, a professional organization whose membership is primarily engaged in protecting people’s rights through legal education and advocating for individual rights.
Courts:
Civil Court Calendars
The weekly court calendars for civil matters are listed here for all the counties that provide this online service. (Note: Gaston County does not have a posted court calendar for civil issues.)
Criminal Court Calendars
The weekly court calendars for criminal matters are listed here for all the counties that provide this online service, including Gaston County.
Gaston County Courthouse
This page shows a picture of and lists the address for the Gaston County Courthouse.
North Carolina Court System
Here you can find information about almost anything pertaining to N.C. Courts, including court costs, calendars, court locations, important forms, and so on.
Government:
Child Support Enforcement
This is the main page for the North Carolina Child Support Enforcement agency, where you can find information about collection and distribution of child support payments.
Gaston County Department of Social Services
This is the website for Gaston County DSS. Here you can find information about adult services, child support enforcement, and other county-assisted social service programs.
City of Gastonia
This is the official website for Gastonia, N.C. At this page you can find basic information about the City of Gastonia, as well as links to important city-related departments.
Gaston County Official Website
This is the official page of Gaston County, where there is information about different parts of the county, including health, social, and other services.
Mecklenburg County Official Website
This is the official page of Mecklenburg County, where there is information about different parts of the county, including health, social, and other services.
North Carolina Attorney General's Office
This is the official website of for the North Carolina Attorney General, Roy Cooper. This website offers many resources, including information about consumer protection and identity theft, citizens' rights, environmental rules and regulations, law enforcement, and a number of other resources related to the N.C. justice system.
North Carolina Department of Public Safety – Offender Search
This site allows you to search for people who have been jailed.
North Carolina Division of Social Services
This is the website for NC-DSS, a division of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Here you can find information about adult services, child support enforcement, and other state-assisted social service programs.
North Carolina Official State Website
This is the official webpage for the State of North Carolina. From here you can link to the pages for different state offices and branches of state government, in addition to many services the state provides.