Superior, State, & and Magistrate Court Fees

Clerk of Courts

• land and property records of the county as well as the civil and criminal files and records in the courts served

Superior Court

• civil: divorce, personal lawsuits, domestic violence, child support, name change
• criminal: felony charges
• other: real estate deeds, plats

State Court

• civil: torts (personal injury, etc.), contract disputes, appeals from Magistrate Court, garnishments, dispossessory actions (landlord/tenant disputes), personal property foreclosures
• criminal: misdemeanors, traffic citations, county ordinance violations

Magistrate Court

• civil: garnishments, lawsuits under $15,000, landlord/tenant dispossessory,abandoned motor vehicles and personal property foreclosures
• criminal: warrants
• other: wedding ceremonies

Juvenile Court

• all cases involving people under 17 years of age - custody, deprivation, felony charges

Probate Court

• wills, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage license, firearm license, guardianship (not custody), certificate of residency

District Attorney

• prosecution of criminal offenses that occur within Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson Counties

Solicitor General

• Fayette County State Court Prosecutor, domestic violence, teen driving laws, victim assistance