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Divorce in Fulton County, Georgia: costs, court rules and local help
Summary
Divorces in Fulton County are filed with the Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division. The filing fee is $220, and sheriff service is $50 per service.
Divorces go to the court's Family Division, which sets a status conference about 30 days after filing. If everything is settled by then, the final hearing can be held or scheduled at that point.[1]
Where to file
Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division office
136 Pryor Street SW, Building J2, 8th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-613-0505[2]
Filing fee
$220 to file. Sheriff service: $50 per service.[3]
Parenting class
In cases with children under 18, both parents must complete the court's Families in Transition seminar before the 30-day conference.[1]
Mediation
Each spouse pays $115 to the court's ADR office at least 10 days before mediation. People without a lawyer may be able to get the fee waived based on need.[4]
Court forms
The Family Division posts free forms for divorce with and without children, changing custody, support or visitation, and a poverty affidavit in English and Spanish. Go to the forms.[5]
Also good to know
The Family Division sets a status conference about 30 days after a divorce is filed. If everything is settled by then, the final hearing can be held or scheduled at that point.[1]
Free and low-cost help in Fulton County
- Justice Resource Center, Family Law Section. Forms and packets, a Family Law Workshop, free notary service for family law papers, and a free legal clinic on the last Friday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon (sign up in person from 8:30, first 50 people). People without a lawyer can book a 30-minute consultation with a family lawyer for a small fee. Staff aren't lawyers and can't give legal advice.
185 Shirley C. Franklin Boulevard SW, Suite J1-7001, 7th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-612-2789[6] - Atlanta Legal Aid Society, headquarters. Free legal help if your income qualifies, including some divorce and custody cases. Call for intake hours before you visit.
54 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-524-5811[7]
If you need an interpreter
If you or a witness needs an interpreter, including sign language, tell the court in writing before the hearing, at least 5 days ahead where you can. The court then works to provide a licensed interpreter at its own expense.[9] Fulton takes interpreter requests, including sign language, through its online Interpreter Portal. You need to register first.[8]
Atlanta Legal Aid Society has a phone line for Spanish speakers: 404-377-5381.[7]
Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division website
Sources
- ^ Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division: key points, parenting class and other court rules (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov, PDF)
- ^ Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division: address and phone (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov)
- ^ Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court fee schedule (fultonclerk.org)
- ^ Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division: mediation (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov, PDF)
- ^ Fulton County Superior Court, Family Division: court forms (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov)
- ^ Fulton County Justice Resource Center (jrc.fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov)
- ^ Atlanta Legal Aid Society, offices: local help and Spanish help line (atlantalegalaid.org)
- ^ Fulton County Superior Court, interpreter services (fultonsuperiorcourtga.gov)
- ^ Uniform Superior Court Rule 7.3, interpreters (rulesofcivilprocedure.com)
Court fees and rules change. Check with the clerk before you file. If something here looks out of date, email help@divorce.city.