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Divorce in Gordon County, Georgia: costs, court rules and local help
Summary
Divorces in Gordon County are filed with the Gordon County Superior Court. The filing fee is $213, and sheriff service is $50 for each sheriff's service.
Gordon County shares the Cherokee Judicial Circuit with Bartow County.[1] One standing order, issued for the Superior Courts of Bartow and Gordon counties, sets the rules on mediation, the parenting seminar and hearings in both counties.[2] The court's calendars and the current standing order are posted on Gordon County's Court & Trial Information page.[3]
Where to file
Gordon County Clerk of Superior Court
101 South Piedmont Street
Calhoun, GA 30701
Phone: 706-629-9533[4]
Filing fee
$213 to file. Sheriff service: $50 for each sheriff's service.[5]
Parenting class
Parents in a case over custody or parenting time each complete a co-parenting seminar the court approves, and online seminars count. It has to be done before the judge issues the final order, and each parent files a copy of the completion certificate with the clerk. A parent who skips it risks contempt or having visitation withheld.[2]
Mediation
Contested family cases without a written agreement go to mediation before the final hearing, following the ADR rules the order cites for the Seventh district. Cases filed under the Family Violence Act, and contempt motions limited to child support or alimony, are left out. A spouse who wants to skip mediation has to file a written motion giving the reasons, and the judge decides. Once mediation is done, the spouses file a notice with the clerk saying they complied.[2]
Standing order
In a divorce or family case asking for an injunction, the circuit's automatic order binds both spouses from the day of filing. When custody or visitation is at issue, neither parent may take the children out of Georgia unless the court or the other parent agrees in writing. Neither may harm, stalk or harass the other or the children; sell, damage, trade or move property outside the ordinary course of business, including changing beneficiaries on wills and financial accounts; change or cancel insurance; shut off utilities, phone, internet, cable or streaming service at the home; or interfere with the other's mail. Evidence from a temporary hearing can also be used at later hearings.[2]
Also good to know
When child support is at issue, each spouse files a child support worksheet and serves it on the other at least 5 days before a temporary hearing, the final hearing or mediation. Hearings aren't set automatically when you file: if no judge has been assigned yet, you ask the clerk's office for a date, then file and serve written notice of it on your spouse.[2]
Free and low-cost help in Gordon County
- Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center. A state-certified family violence program based in Dalton that serves Gordon, Whitfield and Murray counties. The number below is its crisis line; its office is 706-278-6595.
Phone: 706-278-5586[6] - Georgia Legal Services Program. Free civil legal help, including family law, for people with low incomes in 154 of Georgia's 159 counties. Apply online or call the intake line.
Phone: 833-457-7529[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.[8] In Gordon County, a request for an interpreter in a civil case is made by email to the court's interpreter contact, listed on the Court & Trial Information page, with the case name, the name of the person who needs the interpreter, the language and the hearing date.[3]
Gordon County Superior Court website
Sources
- ^ O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1, judicial circuits (Justia) (law.justia.com)
- ^ Cherokee Judicial Circuit standing order, updated July 22, 2025 (Gordon County copy): key points, parenting class, mediation, standing order and other court rules (gordoncountyga.gov)
- ^ Gordon County Superior Court, court and trial information: key points and interpreters (gordoncountyga.gov)
- ^ Gordon County Clerk of Superior Court, contact (gordoncountyga.gov)
- ^ Gordon County Clerk of Superior Court, services and fees (civil cases) (gordoncountyga.gov)
- ^ Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, state-certified family violence agencies (PDF) (cjcc.georgia.gov)
- ^ Georgia Legal Services Program, what we do (glsp.org)
- ^ 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.