Judge Nora L. Polk
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
- Settlement agreement filing package
When an agreement is reached, the plaintiff must file the settlement agreement, combined child-support worksheets and schedules, parenting plan, and child-support addendum.
- 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
- Rule nisi submission
o Take the following to Calendar Clerk: proof of service of Complaint; Rule Nisi form; Certificate of Service
Service
All 6For 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.
The 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.
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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