Judge Shondeana C. Morris
Judge • Superior Court of DeKalb County
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideSuperior Court of DeKalb County publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 23 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 13- Applies to
- Complaint filing package
A complaint-filing package must include the complaint, verification, summons, financial affidavit, child-support worksheets and schedules, and proper service form.
- Applies to
- Request for temporary hearing
The plaintiff must request a temporary hearing in writing using a Rule Nisi form.
- Applies to
- Rule nisi submission
The plaintiff must take proof of service of the complaint, the Rule Nisi form, and a certificate of service to the Calendar Clerk.
Service
All 6The Clerk's Office must serve the domestic-cases standing order on the plaintiff in person or by mail when the case is filed.
- Applies to
- Complaint
The domestic-cases standing order must be served on the defendant with the complaint.
For covered adoption actions, the Clerk's Office must serve the standing order on the plaintiff in person or by mail when the action is filed.
Fees
All 4- Applies to
- Service
The filer must pay the service fee when filing the case and leave the service copy and payment with the clerk for forwarding to the Sheriff’s Office.
- Fee
- 210 $
- Applies to
- Filing
The court filing cost is $210, subject to change, and payment options are listed on the clerk’s website.
- Fee
- 50 $
- Applies to
- Service
The court service cost is $50, subject to change.
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