Go to the Circuit Clerk's Office at the courthouse in the proper county and explain to the clerk that you wish to file a Small Claims Complaint. The Circuit Clerk's Office normally has -2- Page 3 The person filing the complaint is called the "plaintiff" and the person being sued is called the "defendant".
Small Claims matters are handled by the Magistrate Court. If you cannot resolve a dispute with a business or a person and the amount in controversy is less than $15,000, you may electronically file a case in Magistrate court.
COUNTY OF FULTON Filing Instructions: Mail the original notarized application to: Cathelene Robinson, Clerk of Superior Court, Attention: Recording Division, 136 Pryor St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Don't say you expect to recover any more than £10,000 - if you do, your case won't be treated as a small claim. If you're making a claim for something your landlord hasn't repaired, the maximum amount you can get in a small claims case is £1,000.
What are Fulton County's requirements for recording a mechanics lien? Your information and your company's information. The hiring party's information, or the information of the party that hired you for the job. The property owner's information. The lien amount. Include a property description.
The Plaintiff (the one filing the action) must electronically file a sworn statement with the Clerk of Magistrate Court, describing the charges against the Defendant (the person or business against whom the claim is brought). This Statement of Claim provides each party with the reason for the lawsuit.
Small claims basics Generally, you can only sue for up to $12,500 in small claims court (or up to $6,250 if you're a business). You can ask a lawyer for advice before you go to court, but you can't have one with you in court. Starting November 1, 2021, you can sue or be sued for COVID-19 rental debt in small claims.
Judgments may be classified as in personam, in rem, or quasi in rem. An in personam, or personal, judgment, the type most commonly rendered by courts, imposes a personal liability or obligation upon a person or group to some other person or group.
Superior Court 770.822.8100 Address: GJAC, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (East side of the building). Civil Services: divorce, personal lawsuits, domestic violence, child support, name change. Criminal Services: felony charges.
A judgment becomes dormant and unenforceable when seven years lapse after the granting of the judgment, but may be revived by an additional entry within seven years from the initial judgment. Ga. Code Ann. § 9-12-60.