Fulton county has done a good job of putting a lot of the basic forms needed for a divorce online. Some of the critical forms we wanted to direct your attention to are:
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M&T Fulton Office Locations
College Park (Airport)
Fulton Overview
Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, across from Underground Atlanta and a short walk from the Georgia State Capitol, lies the Fulton County Courthouse, home of the Fulton County Superior Court. The largest of Georgia’s 159 separate and distinct counties, Fulton County is home to not only the County government seat, but also the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Unlike the Superior Courts of other Georgia counties, Fulton County has a dedicated Family Law judiciary comprised of four (4) Superior Court judges who only hear matters related to family law, including, but not limited to divorces, modification and contempt actions, family violence matters, etc. Also, Fulton County has one of the busiest trial courts in the State; and, as such, the court utilizes a unique program of status conferences to help ensure the timely resolution of pending family law cases. Referred to as 30-Day, 60-Day and 120-Day conferences, the conferences are conducted by Judicial Officers assigned by the court to handle temporary matters on behalf of assigned Superior Court Judges. The Status Conference system, as well as the use of Judicial Officers, helps to eliminate some of the congestion you see in other courts, which can delay the scheduling of temporary and final hearings. Fulton County has specific rules which include the Fulton County Mandatory Discovery process. This is extremely helpful by forcing the parties to swap necessary financial documents in a timely manner and positioning the case for mediation in the early stages of litigation. Further, these documents help attorneys move cases forward by providing a brief picture of the marital estate and highlighting potential conflicts that might arise between the parties. Fulton County also has a well-organized Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution, which offers some free mediation time for parties who have a pending family law matter. As you can see, Fulton County provides many tools to assist in facilitating a divorce in a fiscally responsible manner.
Fulton County Superior Court (Family Law Division)
Location
Judges
Additional Information
Forms
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Critical Divorce and Family Law Forms
- Automatic Domestic Standing Order
- Parenting Plan
- Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit
- Answers to Interrogatories
- Required Documents to be Produced
- Final Agreement
- About the 30- and 60-Day Conferences
- Georgia Child Support Calculator
- Georgia Child Support Commission
- Georgia DHS Division of Child Support Services
- Georgia Department of Revenue Internal Revenue Service IRS Pub. 504 (Info for Divorced & Separated Individuals)
- Official Code of Georgia
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Packets
- Domestic Relations Initiation Packet (updated for 2016)
- Annulment
- Answer and Counterclaim
- Change of Custody and Child Support
- Child Support Modification
- Contempt
- Divorce with Minor Children
- Divorce without Children
- Income Deduction Order
- Legitimation
- Modification of Visitation
- Name Change - Adult
- Name Change - Minor
- Voluntary Dismissal
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Divorce with Children
- Instructions for Divorce with Minor Children
- Petition for Divorce with Minor Children
- Affidavit of Election
- Acknowledgment of Service
- Consent to Trial in 31 Days
- Sample Visitation Schedule
- Parenting Plan
- Instructions for Completing the Child Support Addendum
- Child Support Addendum
- Settlement Agreement with Children
- Guide to Finalizing Uncontested matters
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Divorce without Children
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Parenting Seminars
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School Calendars