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Version 1.1.18
General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Filing Instructions
1. Provide the class of court and county in which the case is being filed.
2. Provide the plaintiff’s and defendant’s names.
3. Provide the plaintiff’s attorney’s name and Bar number. If you are representing yourself, provide your own name and check the self-
represented box.
4. Provide the type of case by checking only one appropriate box. Cases can be either general civil or domestic relations and only one type of
case within those categories. Check the case type that most accurately describes the primary case. If you are making more than one type of
claim, check the case type that involves the largest amount of damages or the one you consider most important. See below for definitions of
each case type.
5. Provide the type of post-judgment action, if applicable, by checking the appropriate box. Post-judgment cases are those that seek to enforce
or modify an existing judgment. If the case is a post-judgment matter, an initial case type in the general civil and domestic relations boxes
must be checked.
6. Provide an answer to the four questions by checking the appropriate boxes and/or filling in the appropriate lines.
Case Type Definitions
General Civil Cases
Automobile Tort: Any tort case involving personal injury, property
damage, or wrongful death resulting from alleged negligent operation
of a motor vehicle.
Civil Appeal: Any case disputing the finding of a limited jurisdiction
trial court, department, or administrative agency.
Contract: Any case involving a dispute over an agreement between
two or more parties.
Garnishment: Any case where, after a monetary judgment, a third
party who has money or other property belonging to the defendant is
required to turn over such money or property to the court.
General Tort: Any tort case that is not defined or is not attributable to
one of the other torts.
Habeas Corpus: Any case designed to test the legality of the detention
or imprisonment of an individual, not the question of guilt or
innocence.
Injunction/Mandamus/Other Writ: Cases involving a written court
order directed to a specific person, requiring that person to perform or
refrain from performing a specific act.
Landlord/Tenant: Any case involving landlord/tenant disputes wherein
the landlord removes a tenant and his/her property from the premises
or places a lien on tenant property to repay debt.
Medical Malpractice Tort: Any tort case that alleges misconduct or
negligence by a person in the medical profession acting in a
professional capacity, such as doctors, nurses, physician’s assistants,
dentists, etc.
Product Liability Tort: Any tort case that alleges injury is caused to a
person by the manufacturer or seller of an article due to a defect in, or
the condition of, the article sold or an alleged breach of duty to
provide suitable instructions to prevent injury.
Real Property: Any case involving disputes over the ownership, use,
boundaries, or value of fixed land.
Restraining Petition: Any petition for a restraining order that does not
result from a domestic altercation or is not between parties considered
to be in a domestic relationship.
Other General Civil: Any case in which a plaintiff requests the
enforcement or protection of a right or the redress or prevention of a
wrong, but does not fit into one of the other defined case categories.
Domestic Relations Cases
Adoption: Cases involving a request for the establishment of a new,
permanent relationship of parent and child between persons not so
biologically related.
Dissolution/Divorce/Separate Maintenance: Any case involving the
dissolution of a marriage or the establishment of alimony or separate
maintenance.
Family Violence Petition: Any case in which a protective order from a
family member or domestic partner is requested.
Paternity/Legitimation: Cases involving the establishment of the
identity and/or responsibilities of the father of a minor child or the
determination of biological offspring.
Support – IV-D: Cases filed by the Georgia Department of Human
Services to request maintenance of a minor child by a person who is
required, under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1973, to provide
such maintenance.
Support – Private (non-IV-D): Cases filed to request maintenance of a
parent/guardian or a minor child by a person who is required by law,
but who is not under the auspices of Title IV-D of the Social Security
Act of 1973, to provide such maintenance.
Other Domestic Relations: Domestic relations cases, including name
changes, that do not adequately fit into any of the other case types.
Post-Judgment
Contempt: Any case alleging failure to comply with a previously
existing court order.
Modification: Any case seeking to change the terms of a previously
existing court order.
Other/Administrative: Any case with post-judgment activity that does
not fit into contempt or modification categories.
Please note: This form is for statistical purposes only. It shall have no legal effect in the case. The information collected on this form is used solely for
court administration purposes. This form does not supplement or replace the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law or court
rules. Information on this form cannot be entered into evidence.
Version 1.1.18
General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form
☐ Superior or ☐ State Court of Rockdale County
For Clerk Use Only
Date Filed _________________________ Case Number _________________________
MM-DD-YYYY
Plaintiff(s) Defendant(s)
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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Plaintiff’s Attorney ________________________________________ Bar Number __________________ Self-Represented ☐
Check One Case Type in One Box
General Civil Cases
☐ Automobile Tort
☐ Civil Appeal
☐ Contract
☐ Garnishment
☐ General Tort
☐ Habeas Corpus
☐ Injunction/Mandamus/Other Writ
☐ Landlord/Tenant
☐ Medical Malpractice Tort
☐ Product Liability Tort
☐ Real Property
☐ Restraining Petition
☐ Other General Civil
Domestic Relations Cases
☐ Adoption
☐ Dissolution/Divorce/Separate
Maintenance
☐ Family Violence Petition
☐ Paternity/Legitimation
☐ Support – IV-D
☐ Support – Private (non-IV-D)
☐ Other Domestic Relations
Post-Judgment – Check One Case Type
☐ Contempt
☐ Non-payment of child support,
medical support, or alimony
☐ Modification
☐ Other/Administrative
☐ Check if the action is related to another action(s) pending or previously pending in this court involving some or all
of the same parties, subject matter, or factual issues. If so, provide a case number for each.
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Case Number Case Number
☐ I hereby certify that the documents in this filing, including attachments and exhibits, satisfy the requirements for
redaction of personal or confidential information in O.C.G.A. § 9-11-7.1.
☐ Is an interpreter needed in this case? If so, provide the language(s) required. ________________________________
Language(s) Required
☐ Do you or your client need any disability accommodations? If so, please describe the accommodation request.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.1.18
General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Disposition Form Instructions
1. Provide the class of court and county in which the case is being disposed.
2. Provide the plaintiff’s and defendant’s names.
3. Provide the reporting party who is the individual completing the form.
4. Provide the attorneys’ names and Bar numbers. If parties represented themselves, provide their names and check
the self-represented box.
5. Provide the manner of disposition by checking the appropriate box. See below for definitions.
6. Provide an answer to the three questions by checking the appropriate boxes.
Manner of Disposition Definitions
Jury Trial: Cases in which a jury is impaneled to determine the issues of fact in the case. A jury trial should be counted
when the jury has been sworn, regardless of whether a verdict is reached.
Bench/Non-Jury Trial: Cases in which a judge or judicial officer is assigned to determine both the issues of fact and law
in the case. A bench/non-jury trial should be counted when the first evidence is introduced, regardless of whether a
judgment is reached.
Non-Trial Disposition: Cases in which the disposition does not involve either a jury trial or a bench trial.
Alternative Dispute Resolution: If a case was disposed of via a non-trial disposition, and the method of disposition was
alternative dispute resolution. Only check if the whole case was resolved via alternative dispute resolution.
Version 1.1.18
General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Disposition Information Form
☐ Superior or ☐ State Court of Rockdale County
For Clerk Use Only
Date Disposed _________________________ Case Number ________________________________________
MM-DD-YYYY
Case Style ____________________________________________
Plaintiff(s) Defendant(s)
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix Last First Middle I. Suffix Prefix
Reporting Party ________________________________________
Plaintiff’s Attorney ________________________________________ Bar Number __________________ Self-Represented ☐
Defendant’s Attorney ________________________________________ Bar Number __________________ Self-Represented ☐
Manner of Disposition
Check Only One
☐ Jury Trial
☐ Bench/Non-Jury Trial
☐ Non-Trial Disposition
☐ Alternative Dispute Resolution
☐ Check if any party was self-represented at any point during the life of the case.
☐ Check if the court ordered an interpreter for any party, witness, or other involved individual.
☐ Was the case referred/ordered to a court-annexed alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process?
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