2015 Georgia Code
Title 9 - CIVIL PRACTICE
Chapter 11 - CIVIL PRACTICE ACT
Article 10 - FORMS
§ 9-11-133 - Forms meeting requirements for civil case filing and disposition

(a) The forms set out in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this Code section or forms substantially similar to such forms shall be sufficient to meet the requirements for civil case filing and disposition forms; provided, however, that the general civil case filing information form and domestic relations case filing information form shall be required to contain an acknowledgment by the filer that the complaint and any exhibits or other attachments satisfy the redaction requirements of Code Section 9-11-7.1. The civil case forms set out in Exhibit F of the "Report and Recommendations of the 1997-1998 Court Filings Committee" published by the State Bar of Georgia and dated May 15, 1998, are substantially similar to the forms set out in this Code section.

(b) General Civil Case Filing Information Form.

GENERAL CIVIL CASE FILINGINFORMATION FORM(NONDOMESTIC)

Court

Superior County Date filed

State mm-dd-yyyy

Docket no.

Plaintiff(s) (last, suffix, Defendant(s) (last, suffix,

first, middle initial, first, middle initial,

maiden) maiden)

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

Plaintiff/petitioner's attorney

Pro Se

Bar #

No. of plaintiffs No. of defendants

CHECK PRIMARY CASE TYPE: IF TORT, IS CASE TYPE:

(Check only ONE) (Check no more than TWO)

Contract/Account Auto Accident

Wills/Estate Premises Liability

Real Property Medical Malpractice

Dispossessory/Distress Other Professional

Personal Property Negligence

Equity Product Liability

Habeas Corpus Other (specify)

Appeals, Reviews

Postjudgment Garnish- Are punitive damages pleaded?

ment, Attachment, or Yes No

Other Relief

Nondomestic Contempt

Tort (If tort, fill in

right column)

Other General Civil

(specify)

(c) Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form. .

DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASE FILINGINFORMATION FORM

Court

Superior County Date filed

mm-dd-yyyy

Docket no.

Plaintiff(s) Defendant(s)

(last, suffix, first, middle (last, suffix, first, middle initial, maiden) initial, maiden)

1. 1.

2. 2.

Plaintiff/Petitioner's attorney

Pro Se

Bar #

CONTEMPT Contempt -- Custody, Visitation, or

CHECK CASE TYPE: Parenting Time

(one or more) Contempt -- Child

Divorce (includes Support and Alimony annulment) Contempt -- Child Support Contested? Yes No Contempt -- Alimony Child Custody Other Domestic Contempt issue? Yes No Child Support issue? Yes No FAMILY VIOLENCE

Separate Maintenance Additional information --

Adoption Ex Parte Relief

Paternity (includes legitimation) Did the initial pleading

Interstate Support include a request for Enforcement Action relief:

Domestication of 1. From alleged family Foreign Custody Decree violence? Yes No

Family Violence Act 2. Was ex parte relief Petition requested? Yes No 3. Was ex parte relief granted? Yes No MODIFICATION OTHER

Modification -- Custody, Have the parties agreed to Visitation, or binding arbitration? Yes No Parenting Time Have the parties reached Does the modification a custodial agreement? Yes No include a parent If yes, is custody: selection by a child Joint custody who is at least 14 Joint legal custody years of age? Yes No Joint physical custody

Modification -- Child Sole custody to: Support and Alimony Financial affidavit

Modification -- Child submitted? Yes No Support Child support forms

Modification -- Alimony submitted? Yes No

(d) General Civil Case Final Disposition Form.

GENERAL CIVIL CASE FINALDISPOSITION FORM(NONDOMESTIC)

Court

Superior County Date

State disposed mm-dd-yyyy

Docket no.

Reporting party (Name) (Title)

Name of plaintiff/petitioner(s)

Plaintiff/petitioner's attorney Pro Se

Bar #

Name of defendant/respondent(s)

Defendant/respondent's attorney Pro Se

Bar #

TYPE OF DISPOSITION AWARD

1. Pretrial Dismissal 1. If verdict for plaintiff,

(specify which type) how much was awarded?

A. Involuntary $ compensatory

B. Voluntary (without $ punitive

prejudice) 2. If verdict on cross or

C. Voluntary (with counter claims, how much

prejudice) was awarded?

2. Pretrial Settlement $ compensatory

3. Default Judgment $ punitive

4. Summary Judgment 3. Did the court modify the

5. Transferred/ award?

Consolidated Yes No

6. Bench Trial 4. Were attorneys fees

7. Jury Trial (specify awarded?

outcome further) Yes No

A. Dismissal after

jury selected ADR

B. Settlement during 1. Was ADR utilized?

trial Yes No

C. Judgment on Verdict 2. If yes, was it (check

D. Directed Verdict or if applicable):

JNOV court annexed?

court mandated?

1. Judgment on verdict. 3. Did the matter settle after

Was the verdict: trial for other than

A. For plaintiff(s) (all) judgment? (If known at

B. For defendant(s) (all) the time of this

C. Other: (explain) submission)

Yes No

(e) Domestic Relations Case Final Disposition Information form.

DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASE FINALDISPOSITION INFORMATION FORM

Court

Superior County Date

disposed mm-dd-yyyy

Docket no.

Reporting party (Name) (Title)

Name of plaintiff/petitioner(s)

Plaintiff/petitioner's attorney

Pro Se

Bar #

Name of defendant/respondent(s)

Defendant/respondent's attorney

Pro Se

Bar #

RELIEF GRANTED (Check all that apply) 1. Ex Parte Relief 2. Temporary Relief

TYPE OF DISPOSITION 3. Final Relief

1. Dismissed Without A. Divorce/Annulment/ Final Order Separate Maintenance A. Voluntary (by B. Child Custody parties) (i) Parenting plan B. Involuntary (by included? Yes No court) (ii) Custodial arrangement:

2. Pretrial Settlement Joint custody

3. Judgment on the Joint legal custody Pleadings Joint physical custody

4. Summary Judgment Sole custody

5. Trial to: A. Bench Trial (iii) Fourteen year old B. Jury Trial made parental 1. Dismissal after selection? Yes No jury selected C. Visitation or parenting time 2. Settlement Approximate percentage during trial of parenting time per 3. Judgment on year (or number of days) Verdict for: Mother Father 4. Directed Parenting time was Verdict or contested? Yes No JNOV D. Child Support (i) Forms attached? Yes No E. Legitimation/ Paternity F. Alimony ADR G. Contempt

1. Was mediation utilized? H. Equitable Division Yes No I. Protective Order

2. If yes, was it (check if applicable): Finding of family court annexed? violence? Yes No court mandated? J. Adoption

3. Was there an agreement to K. Attorney's fees? binding arbitration? Yes Noamount: $ If yes, what matters were and to whom: subject to binding arbitration? L. Other (specify) Child custody Visitation or Parenting Time Parenting Plan 4. Dismissed prior to granting of relief.