Judge Tyler J. Browning

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 298 rules apply across Superior Court of Cobb County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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Verification form
A completed Verification form must accompany the adult name-change petition.
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Publication notice
Publication is required in every adult name-change case.
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Final order on motion for contempt
The final order on a motion for contempt must select only one of the alternatives provided in the form.

Service

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Protective order petition
Service
Electronic service to clerk
Immediately after electronically filing protective-order petitions, a TPO Office representative must notify the Clerk of Court or designee of the filing.
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Original petition or original complaint
Service
Personal service to all parties
Parties must serve other parties with original petitions and original complaints by personal service or another means acceptable under the Civil Practice Act of Georgia.
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Subsequent electronic document
Service
Electronic service to all parties
Except where the Order provides otherwise, parties must electronically serve subsequent electronic documents on other parties through the EFSP, which delivers all electronically filed and electronically served documents to parties or designated counsel.

Fees

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Name change case court filing
A court filing fee is required for an adult name-change action, with the exact amount available from the clerk’s office.
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Name change notice publication
A separate publication fee is required and must be paid separately from the court filing fee by cash, check, or money order.
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Court filing fee
A low-income filer may request waiver of the court filing fee by filing the Poverty Affidavit and approval-order forms, but the publication fee remains payable and the case filing cannot be completed until a judge approves the request.

Filing Timing

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The clerk cannot complete the case filing until a judge signs the order approving the Poverty Affidavit.
Electronic filing does not change applicable filing deadlines.
Deadline
5 business days
The Clerk must complete all processing needed to update and publicly display case information within five business days after receiving a change-of-address form or notice, regardless of its title.

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About Judge Tyler J. Browning

- **Appointed:** Judge Tyler J. Browning was appointed to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Cobb County on May 21, 2026 - **Prior position:** served as the managing partner at Browning, Browning & Gilkinson, LLC, focusing primarily on family law - **Prior position:** served as a Guardian Ad Litem, special master, and state-certified mediator and arbitrator - **Prior position:** serving as a staff attorney for Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert E. Flournoy, III, before prosecuting criminal cases as an Assistant Solicitor General in the Cobb County Solicitor General's Office - **Native:** a Georgia native - **Education:** earned his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Georgia, where he served as Chief Defender of the University Judiciary - **Education:** received his Juris Doctor from the Georgia State University College of Law in 2000

- **Courtroom:** 5300 - **Administrative Assistant:** Skye Portwood, (770) 528-1843 - **Staff Attorney:** Jennifer Marcotte, (770) 528-1845 - **Court Reporter:** Terri Gandy, (770) 528-1844 - **Judicial Calendar Coordinator:** Karli Smith, (770) 528-1454

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