Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Motion, Complaint, Other Filings
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These 298 rules apply across Superior Court of Cobb County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
A completed Verification form must accompany the adult name-change petition.
Publication is required in every adult name-change case.
The final order on a motion for contempt must select only one of the alternatives provided in the form.
The District Attorney must notify the crime victims necessary for the probation-termination case.
The deputy sheriff must record service on the reverse side of the probation warrant.
Immediately after electronically filing protective-order petitions, a TPO Office representative must notify the Clerk of Court or designee of the filing.
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.
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.
A fee is required for the certified copy of the final order.
The clerk cannot complete the case filing until a judge signs the order approving the Poverty Affidavit.
An electronic document rejected after Clerk review does not become an official court record and does not receive an electronic stamp.
c) If a document is rejected by the Clerk, the EFSP will notify the filer via email with the Clerk's reason for rejection. If the filing party wishes to dispute the rejection, they need to do so by filing a motion with the Court.
Every hearing request must include the case number and a requested time announcement.
The rule lists email jennifer.marcotte@cobbcounty.gov. A proposed order must be emailed to Jennifer Marcotte, with opposing counsel copied.
Details: method: personal service. The document must be personally served on the District Attorney, as certified by the signer.
The document must be personally served on the District Attorney, as certified by the signer.
Every hearing request must include the case number and a requested time announcement.
A proposed order must be emailed to Jennifer Marcotte, with opposing counsel copied.
Criminal hearing requests must be submitted to Skye Portwood by email or phone.
Civil hearing requests must be submitted to Karli Smith by email or phone.
