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Judge Frank Cox
Chief Magistrate

Donna Tschappat
Court Administrator

Anne Urick Gordon
Clerk of Court

Sara Henderson
Pretrial Division Manager

32 Waddell Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-8900
(770) 528-8947 fax

Cobb County Government
100 Cherokee Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-1000
(770) 528-2490 fax

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Magistrate Court - Fees & Accepted forms of payment

Notice: Pursuant to an Alternative Dispute Resolution Order all fees associated with civil filings will be increased effective January 1, 2008. The new fee schedule is reflected below.

Civil Action (These filings require a Sheriff's Entry of Service)	Old Fees	New Fees (1/1/2008)
Suits	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Interrogatories (filed after 30 days of judgment)	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Mechanic Liens (owner and mechanics)	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Personal Property Foreclosure	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Garnishments	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Dispossessory - Evictions	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Request for Hearing on Seized Property	$ 47.00	$ 48.50
Sheriff's Entry of Service for each defendant	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Interrogatories (filed within 30 days of judgment)	$ 10.00	$ 10.00
Abandoned Motor Vehicle	$ 37.00	$ 38.50
Abandoned Vessel	$ 37.00	$ 38.50
Liens on Transportable Housing	$ 37.00	$ 38.50
Fifa Issuing	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Fifa Recording on General Execution Docket	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Fifa and Recording Cost (alias)	$ 4.00	$ 4.00
Fifa Rush Recording Fee (paid directly to Superior Court)	$ 5.00	$ 5.00
Department of Public Safety Letter	$ 5.00	$ 5.00
Certified Copies (stamp and seal)	$ 2.50	$ 2.50
Copies (each page)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Service by Publication (Marietta Daily Journal)	$ 72.00	$ 72.00
Appeal Cost (cost will reflect from the civil filing fee)

Warrant / Bad Check
Warrant Application	$ 10.00	$ 10.00
Bad Check Application	$ 10.00	$ 10.00

Weddings
Ceremony	$ 30.00	$ 30.00
Ceremony outside Magistrate Court	$ 150.00*	$ 150.00*
* Base fee for this service. Contact office for details.


Accepted forms of payment

Civil Action: Visa, Mastercard, Cash, Business Check.

Warrant/Bad Check: Cash only.

Weddings: Cash only.

Ordinance: Visa, Mastercard, Cash.