Divorce in Troup County, Georgia: costs, court rules and local help
Summary
Divorces in Troup County are filed with the Troup County Superior Court. The filing fee is $218, and sheriff service is $50 for each sheriff's service.
Troup County is part of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, along with Coweta and Meriwether counties.[1] Since October 20, 2026, Troup's Superior Court has accepted electronic filing in domestic relations cases through eFileGA.[2] The clerk posts the circuit's standing orders, including Standing Order Number 3 on domestic cases, on its Local Orders page.[3]
Where to file
Troup County Clerk of Superior and State Courts
Troup County Government Center, 100 Ridley Avenue
LaGrange, GA 30240
Phone: 706-883-1740[4]
Filing fee
$218 to file. Sheriff service: $50 for each sheriff's service.[5]
Parenting class
Under the circuit's Standing Order Number 3, when custody or visitation is in dispute both parents finish a court-approved program on how divorce affects children within 30 days after the petition is served, and file proof with the clerk. The order lists Children of Divorce, Parents Forever, Parenting Through Divorce and Positive Parenting Through Divorce. To use another program, you file a motion with its syllabus and get the judge's approval first.[6]
Mediation
Troup County's Mediation Center, which grew out of a 1992 LaGrange pilot that was one of Georgia's first mediation programs, runs mediation for the Coweta Circuit. A standing order requires civil and domestic cases in Superior Court to be mediated within 150 days after filing. The center posts a domestic relations screening form, a link to the state's ADR screening survey, a mediation fee waiver application and a guide to preparing for divorce mediation. Questions go to the center at 706-883-2168.[7]
Standing order
Standing Order Number 3 covers every divorce and family case in the circuit, and a copy is served along with the petition. Once on notice of it, neither spouse may move the children out of the area the order defines (Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether and Troup counties) without court permission; threaten, harass or stalk the other spouse; or sell, hide or move property outside the ordinary course of business. The limits on moving the children and the property don't apply in an emergency caused by the other spouse.[6]
Also good to know
The clerk doesn't accept personal checks for filing fees. Pay by cashier's check, money order or company check made out to Jackie W. Taylor, Clerk of Superior Court, adding the sheriff's service fee if you need it.[5]
Free and low-cost help in Troup County
- Harmony House. A state-certified family violence program in LaGrange serving Troup County. The number below is its crisis line; its office is 706-882-4173.
Phone: 706-885-1525[8] - 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[9]
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.[11] Troup County Court Services arranges registered or certified court interpreters and answers questions about them at 706-883-2168.[10]
Troup County Superior Court website
Sources
- ^ O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1, judicial circuits (Justia) (law.justia.com)
- ^ Troup County Clerk of Courts, notices (troupclerkofcourts.com)
- ^ Troup County Clerk of Courts, local orders (troupclerkofcourts.com)
- ^ Troup County Clerk of Superior and State Courts, contact (troupcountyga.gov)
- ^ Troup County Superior Court filing fees, updated July 1, 2024: filing fees and other court rules (troupclerkofcourts.com, PDF)
- ^ Coweta Judicial Circuit, Standing Order Number 3, domestic relations actions (PDF): parenting class and standing order (coweta.ga.us)
- ^ Troup County Court Services, mediation and ADR program (troupcountyga.gov)
- ^ Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, state-certified family violence agencies (PDF) (cjcc.georgia.gov)
- ^ Georgia Legal Services Program, what we do (glsp.org)
- ^ Troup County Court Services, interpreters (troupcountyga.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.