Superior Court of Cobb County Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Mediation

Contested cases must be referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Office for mediation, for which fees apply.

The Court requires contested cases be referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Office for mediation. Fees apply.

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Name change case filing

A filing fee is required for a name-change action, but the exact amount must be obtained from the clerk’s office.

There is a court filing fee for a name change action (the exact amount can be obtained from the Clerk’s Office).

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Publication of notice of name change

A separate publication fee must be paid to The Marietta Daily Journal.

You will also have to pay a separate fee for The Marietta Daily Journal to publish the notice of name change.

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Name change case filing and notice publication

The filing and publication fees may be paid by cash, check, or money order, but the two fees must be paid separately.

These fees can be paid by cash, check, or money order. Be sure to bring a form of payment with you to the Clerk’s Office, and remember that the two fees will have to be paid separately.

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Name change case filing

A low-income filer may request waiver of the court filing fee by filing the poverty forms and obtaining judicial approval, but the publication fee is not waivable and all fees are due if approval is denied.

If you have a low income and feel that you cannot afford to pay these fees, you can ask the Court to waive the court filing fee (but not the publication fee). To do this, you should file Poverty Affidavit and Order on Poverty Affidavit forms along with your other forms that you have taken to the Clerk’s Office. A judge must sign the Order approving the Poverty Affidavit, before the filing of your case can be completed by the Clerk’s Office staff. If the judge signs the order of approval, your filing fee is waived and the case will proceed. If the judge does not approve your Poverty Affidavit, you must pay all fees before you case will proceed.

Fee

$80

Applies to

Service by publication

After filing the publication forms and obtaining court permission, the petitioner must pay the $80.00 publication cost at the Clerk’s Office.

After you file the forms and if the Court grants permission, the judge will then sign an Order of Publication. You will need to pay the cost of publication ($80.00) at the Clerk’s Office.

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Name change case court filing

A court filing fee is required for an adult name-change action, with the exact amount available from the clerk’s office.

There is a court filing fee for a name change action (the exact amount can be obtained from the Clerk’s Office).

Applies to

Name change notice publication

A separate publication fee is required and must be paid separately from the court filing fee by cash, check, or money order.

You will also have to pay a separate fee for The Marietta Daily Journal to publish the notice of name change. These fees can be paid by cash, check, or money order. Be sure to bring a form of payment with you to the Clerk’s Office, and remember that the two fees will have to be paid separately.

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Court filing fee

A low-income filer may request waiver of the court filing fee by filing the Poverty Affidavit and approval-order forms, but the publication fee remains payable and the case filing cannot be completed until a judge approves the request.

If you have a low income and feel that you cannot afford to pay these fees, you can ask the Court to waive the court filing fee (but not the publication fee). To do this, you should file a Poverty Affidavit and Order on Poverty Affidavit forms along with your other forms that you have taken to the Clerk’s Office. A judge must sign the Order approving the Poverty Affidavit, before the filing of your case can be completed by the Clerk’s Office staff. If the judge signs the order of approval, your filing fee is waived and the case will proceed. If the judge does not approve your Poverty Affidavit, you must pay all fees before your case will proceed.

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Publication notice

At filing, provide the clerk with the Notice and publication-fee payment by check or money order payable to The Marietta Daily Journal; the clerk forwards both to the publisher.

While filing your case at the Clerk’s Office, give the clerk the Notice and payment for the publication fee (check or money order) made out to The Marietta Daily Journal. The Clerk will forward the Notice and payment to The Marietta Daily Journal.

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Petition

Filing and service fees must be paid at the Clerk’s Office when filing the original documents.

Step 6: File the original documents with the Clerk of Court and pay filing fees and service fees in the Clerk’s Office.

Fee

$49

Applies to

Probation fee

A $49.00 court-ordered probation fee must be paid at each visit by money order or credit/debit card; cash and personal checks are not accepted.

You must bring your court ordered probation fee amount ($49.00) on each visit. This payment must be paid by money order or credit/debit card only. NO CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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E filed document

Registered users must electronically pay statutory filing fees through the EFSP when filing an e-filed document.

a) Registered Users shall pay statutory filing fees for E-Filed documents electronically to the Court through the EFSP. Filing fees are due and payable at the time of filing.

Fee

30 $

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E filed document

For cases initiated after October 1, 2018, the first electronic filing by a party from a non-PAT computer incurs a one-time $30 transaction fee.

i. A one-time per-party transaction fee of $30.00 for electronically filing on behalf of a case party for the first time from a non-PAT computer.

Fee

5 $

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E filed document

For cases initiated after October 1, 2018, each e-filing transaction after a party's tenth filing in the case incurs a $5 fee.

ii. A volume E-Filing transaction fee of $5.00 per transaction for each E-File Transaction after the tenth filing on behalf of a given case party in a given case.

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E filed document

For cases initiated after October 1, 2018, credit-card and bank-drafting transactions carry a recoverable convenience fee not exceeding 3.5 percent plus 30 cents per transaction.

iii. A convenience fee for credit card and bank drafting services, which shall not exceed 3.5 percent plus 30¢ per transaction.

Fee

$5

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Case filing

A $5.00 law library fee is required for each case filed in any Cobb County or Cobb Judicial Circuit court, except in municipal court cases.

The Council of Superior Court Judges for the Cobb Judicial Circuit hereby orders that the filing fee for each case filed in any court of this county or circuit (except for cases filed in any municipal court) shall, pursuant to OCGA § 36-15-9, include a library fee of $5.00 per case to fund the Cobb County Law Library.

Fee

7.5

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Civil matter filing

The Cobb County Magistrate Court clerk must collect a $7.50 filing fee when a civil matter is filed for docketing.

When any civil matter is filed for docketing upon the official docket of the Cobb County Magistrate Court, the clerk of such court shall collect $7.50 at the time of filing

Fee

5

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Estate case filing

The Cobb County Probate Court clerk must collect a $5.00 filing fee when an estate case is filed.

when any estate case is filed in the Cobb County Probate Court, the clerk of such court shall collect $5.00 at the time of filing

Fee

10

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Civil matter filing

The Cobb County Superior Court clerk must collect a $10.00 filing fee when a civil matter is filed.

When any civil matter is filed in the Cobb County Superior Court, the clerk of such court shall collect $10.00 at the time of filing.

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Divorce case filing fee

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

If you are indigent and cannot afford the fee to file the divorce case, you may use the “Poverty Affidavit” packet to request that the Court waive the fee.

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Mediation

An indigent person unable to afford mediation fees may ask the ADR Office to apply for a fee waiver.

If you are indigent and cannot afford the fees for mediation, you may ask the ADR Office to apply for a fee waiver.

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Certified copy of final order

A fee is required for the certified copy of the final order.

There will be a fee for the certified copy.

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Case filing

A filing fee may be required when filing the document package.

You may be required to pay a filing fee.

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Certified copy of final order

A certified copy of the Final Order must be requested, and a charge applies.

Request a certified copy of the Final Order. You will be charged for a certified copy.

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Mediation

Contested cases must be referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Office for mediation, which carries a fee.

The Court requires contested cases be referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Office for mediation. Fees apply.

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Filing fee

A filer unable to afford filing fees may submit a Poverty Affidavit to seek a filing-fee waiver.

Poverty Affidavit (Only for those who cannot afford to pay the filing fees; See “Poverty Affidavit” Packet)

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Filing and service fees

The petitioner must file the original documents with the Clerk of Court and pay both filing and service fees at the Clerk’s Office.

File the original documents with the Clerk of Court and pay filing fees and service fees in the Clerk’s Office.

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Service

A service fee must be paid to the Sheriff’s Office, with the applicable fee available from that office.

You will have to pay a service fee. Check with the Sheriff’s Office for the schedule fee.

A filing fee may be required for filing the document package.

You may be required to pay a filing fee.

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Fines restitution and fees

Payments for fines, restitution, and fees owed to Cobb County must be made at the Cobb County Superior Court Clerk's office or through www.CobbCountyPayments.com.

All payments to cover fines, restitution, and fees to Cobb County are to be paid at the Cobb County Superior Court Clerk's office OR by going to www.CobbCountyPayments.com.

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Electronically filed documents

Registered Users filing through a Public Access Terminal are exempt from electronic-filing transaction fees but must pay standard court fees.

Registered Users shall not be required to pay E-Filing transaction fees when filing from a PAT. Registered Users shall be required to pay standard court fees when filing from a PAT.

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Divorce case filing

An indigent litigant may request a waiver of the divorce filing fee by submitting the Poverty Affidavit packet.

If you are indigent and cannot afford the fee to file the divorce case, you may use the “Poverty Affidavit” packet to request that the Court waive the fee.

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Mediation and co parenting seminar fees

An indigent litigant may ask the ADR Office to apply for a waiver of mediation and Co-Parenting Seminar fees.

If you are indigent and cannot afford the fees for mediation or the Co-Parenting Seminar, you may ask the ADR Office to apply for a fee waiver.

Applies to

Divorce case filing

An indigent party may submit a Poverty Affidavit packet to request a waiver of the divorce filing fee.

If you are indigent and cannot afford the fee to file the divorce case, you may use the “Poverty Affidavit” packet to request that the Court waive the fee.

Applies to

Mediation and co parenting seminar

An indigent party may ask the ADR Office to apply for a fee waiver for mediation or the Co-Parenting Seminar.

If you are indigent and cannot afford the fees for mediation or the Co-Parenting Seminar, you may ask the ADR Office to apply for a fee waiver.

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Clerk services

A criminal defendant certified as indigent by the Circuit Defender or Court may use the certification as a pauper's affidavit and is not charged for Clerk of Superior Court services, including post-conviction services.

In all criminal cases in Superior Court in which the defendant has been certified as indigent by the Circuit Defender or the Court, the defendant shall be treated in the same manner as in civil cases filed by indigent persons and governed by OCGA § 15-6-77. A certification of indigency shall serve as a pauper's affidavit, thereby eliminating any costs associated with the services of the Clerk of Superior Court, including services association with post- conviction matters.

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Electronic case management system access

Attorneys in good standing on the Circuit Defender's panel receive the same electronic case-management access as the District Attorney's Office and pay no access charge for documents in appointed cases.

All attorneys in good standing on the Circuit Defender's panel shall have identical access to the Clerk's electronic case management system as the District Attorney's office. No attorney in good standing on the Circuit Defender's panel shall be charged any cost for access to documents filed into the Clerk's electronic case management system in appointed cases.