A copy of the application and written notice of the time, date, and place set for a hearing shall be served on each parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the minor who is not an applicant, and on any other person the clerk may direct, including the minor.  Service shall be provided by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 4, Rules of Civil Procedure, unless the clerk directs otherwise.  When service is made by the sheriff, the sheriff shall make such service without demanding his fees in advance.  Parties may waive their right to notice of the hearing and the clerk may proceed to consider the application upon determining that all necessary parties are before the court and agree to have the application considered. (1987, c. 550, s. 1; 1989, c. 473, s. 19.)