Superior Court of Gwinnett County Filing Rules

At least 15 days before a temporary or final hearing in specified financial actions, the requesting party must file and serve a financial-circumstances affidavit with the Clerk of Court and the opposing party.

For cases involving child support or custody, the child support worksheet with schedules, child support addendum, and parenting plan must be filed at least five days before the final hearing.

Every proposed final order must include a completed civil case disposition form for the clerk to enter the final judgment.

All parties must return the ADR form to the judge's office by email no later than April 29, 2026, at 12:00 P.M.

The mandatory reporting form must be completed and returned to the judge’s office by email or fax no later than October 23, 2026.

Only attorneys may file a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which must be filed one week before trial.

The consolidated pre-trial order is due by April 29, 2026.

The mandatory reporting form is due no later than October 19, 2026, at 12:00 PM.

A written jury demand may be filed on or before the call of the case for trial; afterward, it may be withdrawn only if a settlement agreement signed by both parties is filed in the case record.

A ready-for-trial announcement signifies that no substantive motions remain pending, and substantive motions filed afterward may be dismissed as untimely.

Dismissal and settlement announcements must be submitted to the clerk and copied to the judge’s chambers.

Parties requesting that court proceedings be taken down must notify the court and court reporter by email no later than one week before the calendar call.

Questions about case conflicts or status may be directed to Calendar Coordinator Shantel Henry by phone at 770-822-7512 or by email at shantel.henry@gwinnettcounty.com, with notice to all other counsel.

The mandatory reporting form may be returned to the judge's office by fax.

The mandatory reporting form may be returned to the judge's office by fax at 770-822-7607 by October 5, 2026.

A continuance request must state the reason and requested duration, propose a reset month, identify whether the opponent agrees, disclose prior continuances and their recipients and reasons, and include an order for signature if granted.

A continued case will lose its calendar position.

All continuance requests must be submitted in pleading form and filed with the Clerk at least five days before the calendar call; agreement by counsel or a telephone request alone is insufficient.

A party that announces it is not ready for trial must send a motion for continuance.

continuance requests must be submitted in writing and received by the court at least ten days before the scheduled appearance date; agreement by counsel or telephone alone is insufficient.

Counsel of record receives email notice, while pro se parties receive regular-mail notice, in accordance with U.S.C.R. 8.3.

The defendant may acknowledge service.

A case may be transferred only by written order of the court where it is pending, and notice of the order must be given to all parties.

The clerk certified that notice of arraignment was deposited in the U.S. mail on May 6, 2026, for the June 2, 2026 hearing.

A continuance request must be a written motion filed with the clerk and copied to both the court and opposing counsel.

Counsel should bring extra copies to trial of documents electronically filed within the preceding week because those documents may not yet appear in the electronic database or court file.

All parties must email the completed ADR form to the judge's office by April 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.

A divorce cannot be finalized without a hearing unless a settlement agreement is completed and the required forms are electronically filed with the clerk through the Gwinnett Courts website.

The referenced forms must be completed and electronically filed with the clerk through the Gwinnett Courts website.

The plaintiff must pay unpaid costs within 20 days after the cost bill is mailed or delivered; failure results in automatic dismissal without prejudice, except for an indigent plaintiff, and the rule does not apply in Magistrate Courts.

Payment of the court reporter's fee must be available immediately when the take-down is completed, using cash or an attorney check.

A request to charge must be filed with the clerk, with an emailed courtesy copy to Senior Staff Attorney Lisa Wofford, by 9:00 a.m. on Monday of trial week.