Superior Court of Cobb County Filing Rules

A District Attorney signature is required when the defendant waives arraignment before the court.

The defendant's signature is not required when an attorney waives formal arraignment.

The Rule 22 request must identify the proceedings to be recorded.

Every hearing request must include the case number and a requested time announcement.

For a new divorce case, the filer must choose one of the listed service methods: sheriff service, private process server service, acknowledged service, or service by publication.

The document states that it was personally served on the District Attorney that day.

The signer must personally serve this document on the District Attorney that day.

The signer states that they personally served the document on the District Attorney that day.

The document must be personally served on the District Attorney, as certified by the signer.

An indigent person unable to afford the divorce filing fee may submit a Poverty Affidavit requesting a court fee waiver.

Parties must contact the civil calendar clerk in the Clerk’s Office to schedule a domestic or civil hearing.

Contact the calendar clerk to schedule the final hearing before the hearing.

Civil and domestic hearing requests must be submitted through the appropriate request form, with court response expected within one week and follow-up by phone after ten business days without a response.

To set a hearing date in a civil case, contact Karli Smith by email at karli.smith@cobbcounty.gov or by phone at (770) 528-1454.

Proposed orders cannot be submitted through the Clerk's Office and should instead be emailed to the Court's staff attorney at Stacy.Ingle@cobbcounty.gov.

Electronic filing does not change applicable filing deadlines.

Forms filed in Cobb County Courts must be typed or printed in black ink.

A self-represented litigant may file documents directly with the clerk or may file some documents online through PeachCourt.

File one complete paper-clipped set of the forms for the court and retain a second complete set for the filer’s records.

Exhibits tendered as evidence in a criminal or civil trial may not be publicly inspected without approval from the assigned judge.

Parties may electronically deliver courtesy copies to the assigned judge, and the judge may require them at the judge's discretion.

An extra copy of any motion or response filed in person must be furnished to the Clerk for delivery to Judge Brown.

The parties may reschedule an ADR conference by mutual consent if they notify the neutral at least 72 hours in advance; without unanimous consent, the assigned judge must approve the rescheduling.