Superior Court of Cobb County Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Self-represented litigants may elect electronic filing but are not required to do so because the Court must continue accepting their paper filings.

a) Self-represented litigants may but are not required to, E-File. b) The Court shall continue to accept filings from self-represented litigants via paper, whether delivered to the Court in person or through means such as the U.S. Mail, overnight delivery, etc.

CRITICAL

The Clerk must electronically accept and file all documents, including official court reporter transcripts, in restricted or sealed First Offender or Conditional Discharge cases without an additional court order, while continuing to preclude public access.

Therefore, the Clerk of Superior Court is HEREBY ORDERED to electronically accept and file documents, including transcripts from an official court reporter, in any case which has been restricted or sealed pursuant to the First Offender Act or Conditional Discharge statute. It is FURTHER ORDERED that no additional court order shall be required to e-file or directly file documents, including transcripts from an official court reporter, in any such case. This Order shall not relieve the Clerk of Superior Court from its obligation to preclude public access to any such restricted or sealed case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Child support worksheet schedules

The original worksheet and schedules must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

The original worksheet and schedules are filed with the Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleadings and related documents

On and after October 1, 2018, attorneys filing pleadings and related documents in qualifying civil actions must file electronically through the Court's electronic filing service provider.

Pursuant to Uniform Superior Court Rule (USCR) 1.2 and the authority given to Superior Courts under OCGA § 15-6-11(b)(3)(B) to advance the effective date of the mandatory electronic filing provisions codified in OCGA § 15-6-11, it is HEREBY ORDERED that, on and after October 1, 2018, all pleadings and any other documents related thereto filed by an attorney to initiate a civil action, or in a civil action that was initiated on or after October 1, 2018, in the Superior Court of Cobb County, shall be filed by electronic means through the Court's electronic filing service provider in accordance with the rules governing electronic filing herein and pursuant to OCGA § 15-6-11.

CRITICALCourt notice

Applies to

Original child support worksheet and schedules

The original Child Support Worksheet and Schedules must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

The original worksheet and schedules are filed with the Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

CRITICAL

All documents in civil cases must be electronically filed and electronically served, subject to specified exceptions; the Clerk generally may not accept paper filings except from self-represented individuals.

All documents in all civil cases must be electronically filed and electronically served pursuant to this Order and the rules contained herein, except documents filed in connection with adoption proceedings, documents filed under seal or presented to a court in camera or ex parte, documents filed in open court, or documents to which access is otherwise restricted by law or court order. Except as otherwise set out herein, the Clerk shall not accept or file any pleadings or documents in paper form except from self-represented individuals.

WARNING

An electronically filed and entered court document bearing a judge's signature has the same effect as one bearing the judge's handwritten signature.

An order or other Court-issued document bearing the signature of a judge filed electronically and entered by a Judge, Clerk of Court, Deputy Clerk, or Court personnel per the order of a judge shall have the same force and effect as if the document contained the handwritten signature of the judge.

WARNING

Applies to

Executed order

Attorneys of record may submit executed orders through the EFSP only if the assigned judge permits that submission.

Attorneys of record may submit executed orders through the EFSP if permitted to do so by the judge assigned to the case.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed worksheet and accompanying schedules

A proposed worksheet and accompanying schedules may be submitted electronically under Rule 24.2, but the submission must also be filed with the Clerk of Court.

Any party who intends to submit a proposed worksheet and the accompanying schedules to the Court electronically shall do so in accordance with Rule 24.2, as amended, and shall provide the opposing party a copy of the submission, either electronically or by printed copy. Electronic submission is not a substitute for filing with the Clerk of Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Protective order petition

Petitions filed through the TPO Office may be electronically filed through the EFSP no more than twice daily during weekday operating hours.

a) No more than twice daily during weekday operating hours, petition(s) filed through the TPO Office may be electronically filed via the EFSP.

INFO

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

The Superior Court Clerk of Cobb County handles documents that are filed into Superior Court cases. You may file documents directly with the clerk’s office. Also, you may file some documents online at https://peachcourt.com/.

INFO

A party may file documents directly with the clerk’s office or may file some documents online through PeachCourt.

You may file documents directly with the clerk’s office. Also, you may file some documents online at https://peachcourt.com/.

INFO

Filers may submit filings through the EFSP at any time.

a) Filers may submit filings through the EFSP 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

INFO

The public may electronically file documents and access electronically filed documents through a Public Access Terminal.

The public may E-File, research, download, view or print electronically filed documents on a PAT.

INFO

Superior Court documents may be filed directly with the clerk or, when eligible, online through peachcourt.com.

The Superior Court Clerk of Cobb County handles documents that are filed into Superior Court cases. You may file documents directly with the clerk’s office. Also, you may file some documents online at https://peachcourt.com/.