Clerk of Courts
THE JUDICIAL DIVISION
The Judicial Division is responsible for receiving, filing, processing, storing, and retrieving civil and criminal court records for the Superior Court. This division provides support for all the Superior Court judges through management of case files and, when necessary, the attendance of court. Sets up hearings, prepares and maintains the court calendars.
You may obtain copies of and/or files of the following documents:
- Civil Case Files (Examples below)
- General Civil Cases
- Domestic Civil Cases
- Name Change Petitions
- Ligitimation Petition
- Condemnation Petition
- Modification Petitions
- Contempt Petitions
- Worker's Compensation Petitions
- Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Support Act Petitions
- Family Violence Petitions
- Liens Pending
- Collection of Filing Fees
- Criminal Indictments, Dispositions
- Subpoenas
- Witness/Deposition/Production of Documents
- Records of Open and Closed Cases
THE REAL ESTATE DIVISION
The Real Estate Division is responsible for receiving, recording, processing, indexing and reproducing all documents related to real estate. The Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) section requires recording processing and indexing records serving public notice that personal properties located within the county (equipment, furnishings, vehicles, crops, etc.) have outstanding liens against them.
You may obtain copies of and/or files of the following documents:
- Real Estate Deeds
- Warranty Deeds, Security Deeds, Quit Claim Deeds
- Administrator's Deeds, Executors Deeds, Cemetery Deeds
- Miscellaneous Documents
- Affidavits/Agreements/Amendments
- Assignments/Bonds/Bonds to Discharge Liens
- Condominium Plats/Covenants and Declarations
- Copies of Plats (Subdivisions and Condominium)
- Copies of Charters/Limited Partnerships
- Easements/Liens/Modification Agreements
- Federal Tax liens/Federal Tax Lien Release
- Notices of Suits/Orders
- Powers of Attorney/Revocation of Power of Attorney
- Resolutions/Revocation of Declarations
- Revocation of Trusts
- Subordination Agreements/Transfers/Trust Indentures
- Timber Agreements/Transfers/Trust Indentures
- Waivers/MilitaryDischarge Records (DD-214)
BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Business/Administrative Division provides many auxiliary services. A citizen can appeal a decision from a Superior Court hearing in a civil or criminal matter, file for an adoption of a child or adult, obtain a Fi. Fa. (which is a document that authorizes the seizure of property to satisfy a judgement), a hospital lien or foreign judgement, register the trade name of a business, file papers for general partnerships, or apply for a Notary Public commission. This division is also responsible for payment of funds into the registry of the court as directed by the court, and all aspects of jury service.
You may obtain copies of and/or files of the following documents:
- Appeals - From Superior Court to the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia
- Adoptions - Records are available to the public ONLY by court order
- General Executions - document directing the Sheriff to seize properties to satisfy a judgement
- Hospital Liens - Money due for hospital care
- Foreign Judgements - Judgements recorded to allow enforcement of out-of-state orders to seize properties
- Trade Names/Charters/Limited Partnerships/General Partnerships
- Notary Public Commissions
- Certificates of Commission
- Authentication of notarial signature generally required on official documents to be sent to foreign government agencies
- Accounting/Court Registry
- Accounting and purchasing for clerk's office
- Receipt and payment of funds paid into court
- Jury Management
- Responsible for summoning of jurors, this department provides many services vital to maintaining a highly efficient jury system.
Juvenile Court
- File all juvenile complaint forms
- Maintain file and filings in the case
- Issue summons and subpoena for court hearings
- Handle all dispositions
- Collect fines