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Cary, North Carolina, the 7th largest city in North Carolina, was named the “hottest town” in the East by Money Magazine, so the secret's out!!! This is not Cary's only award, or even its latest.

Cary Awards - Top area in NC to:

• start a business
• buy a house
• raise a family
• retire

Cary has been named:

• one of the fastest growing cities in the United States
• the safest city in the South
• the sixth safest out of 327 large cities in the nation

The North Carolina State Treasurer's has awarded Cary with its Governmental Award for Excellence for innovative and progressive programs. (2002 and 2003)

Cary is located in the heart of North Carolina's Triangle. Next to Research Triangle Park, it is minutes away from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina.

Cary's hometown feeling, educational, cultural (such as the Cary Heritage Museum), and recreational offerings make it a wonderful place to raise children. School-age children comprise about 23 percent of the Cary population.

Employment is high in North Carolina; in Cary, NC, that employment is professional. Cary boasts eight Colleges, universities and professional schools (including the famed Duke University and NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH), 5 Junior colleges and technical institutes, 24 Medical and Surgical Hospitals, and myriad clinics.

The Town of Cary was founded in the 1860's by Allison Francis Page. This U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain built the hotel in Carey that became the Page-Walker Arts & History Center (on the National Register for Historic Places)

Cary's public transportation includes the new GoTriangle! which serves the entire Triangle area in NC. Cary has also pioneered local transportation with C-Tran, a Town of Cary service. C-Tran offers door-to-door transportation by reservation to and from anywhere in Cary.

According to the US Census Bureau, Cary NC had an estimated 116,910 residents. In 2007 there were 43,000 households in Cary. The average household size was 2.7 people and families made up 72 percent of the households in Cary North Carolina.

Residents of Cary NC live in either Wake County or Chatham County. The Family Court location for residents of Wake County is 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. The Wake County courts offer programs designed to help families and children, which they describe as therapeutic justice, meaning less time is spent in the courtrooms. All family law issues such as divorce, child support, custody, visitation, and division of the marital property are considered civil issues and all actions relating to family issues are handled in the District Court division.

Cases assigned to Family Court include juvenile delinquency charges; neglect and abuse charges; termination of parental rights and adoptions; domestic violence; child custody and visitation rights; divorce and related financial issues like child support, alimony, or equitable distribution of property; abortion consent waivers, paternity; involuntary commitments and guardianships.

Wake County is committed to providing a prompt resolution of domestic cases. The goal for child custody case resolution is 45 days for temporary orders to be issued, 150 days for mediation sessions to be completed and trials completed in 180 days. For child support cases, the goal is 180 days for permanent orders to be entered (from the date the complaint is filed). The goal for post-separation support cases is to have permanent orders entered within 90 days, and alimony cases finalized within 365 days.

The main Chatham County Courthouse is located at 12 E St., Pittsboro, NC 27312. Like Wake County, Chatham County employs a child custody mediator. The mediator helps the parents create an agreement in writing regarding child custody. Once the agreement is signed, the mediator submits the agreement to the court for approval. Once a judge signs the child custody agreement, the agreement becomes an enforceable order.