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Superior Court of Fulton County Filing Fees and Waivers

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Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules. This page is scoped to Superior Court of Fulton County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

Statutory filing fees to initiate a cause of action must be paid electronically, except that PAT users may pay in person.

REQUIRING FEE PAYMENT. A. Any Document requiring payment of a statutory filing fee in order to initiate a cause of action and achieve valid filing status shall be paid electronically, except for filers utilizing PATs, who may tender payment in person in a form approved by

Judge Alice BentonCRITICAL

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees will apply for all e-filing transactions.

Judge Belinda E. EdwardsCRITICAL

Indigent parties may obtain waiver of filing, e-filing, and e-service fees by e-filing an in forma pauperis order with their entry of appearance and using the waiver code.

C. Ifa party is exempt from paying statutory filing fees or other fees because the Court has determined that the party is indigent, the party must E-File an in forma pauperis Order along with his/her entry of appearance. The indigent party shall select the waiver code as payment and the statutory filing fees, E-Filing fees, and E-Service fees shall be waived for parties with valid in forma pauperis status in that particular case.

Judge Alice BentonWARNING

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees will apply for all e-filing transactions.

Judge Alice BentonWARNING
Applies to
E-filing transactions

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees will apply for all e-filing transactions.

Judge Belinda E. EdwardsWARNING

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions unless the filer qualifies as indigent.

Filing fees will apply for all e-filing transactions unless you have qualified as indigent.

Judge Robert C. I. McBurneyWARNING

Usage and convenience fees for eFileGA are waived for self-represented litigants filing at a public access terminal.

Filing at a PAT does not require registering for an eFileGA account and usage and convenience fees for eFileGA are waived.

Judge Alice BentonINFO

The vendor may charge fees for e-filing, access, and e-service, payable at the time of use, in addition to statutory filing fees.

Fees may be charged by the Vendor to parties for E-Filing E-Documents, access to E-Documents and/or dockets, and E-Service of E-Documents. These fees shall be payable to the Vendor at the time of filing, access, service, etc. and are in addition to any statutory filing fees.

Judge Alice BentonINFO

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees will apply for all e-filing transactions.

Judge Charles M. Eaton Jr.INFO

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees will apply for all e-filing transactions.

Judge Kelly Lee EllerbeINFO
Common questions about Superior Court of Fulton County filing fees and waivers rules

Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Superior Court of Fulton County?

A fee is required for covered filings. Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

View ruleSource: page 1, section E-Filing