Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia
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Magistrate Court Forms
PRIVATE PROCESS SERVERS
Effective 8/1/2024, pursuant to OCGA § 15-10-43 (b), "service [of process] shall be made by any official or person authorized by law to serve process in the superior court, by a constable, or by any person sui juris who is not a party to, or otherwise interested in, the action, who is specially appointed by the judge of said court for that purpose." No additional order will be necessary to appoint any special process server as long as Plaintiff complies with OCGA § 15-10-43 (b).
Any motions for private process servers will be rejected and referred to this Standing Order. All arrangements, including payment, for private process server must be handled directly by the requesting party. The Court does not handle any arrangements or payment for private process servers.
Auto Abandonment Forms
For auto abandonment filings After September 1, 2019, use the forms found here: https://georgiamagistratecouncil.com/forms/
(Scroll down to Abandoned Motor Vehicle Effective September 1, 2019 )
For auto abandonment filings Prior to September 1, 2019, use the forms below.
(Scroll down to Abandoned Motor Vehicle Effective September 1, 2019 )
For auto abandonment filings Prior to September 1, 2019, use the forms below.
Consent Order Forms
Criminal Forms
- 5 Day Letter
- 10 Day Letter
- Deposit Account Fraud
- Public Defender Letter
- Request for Subpoena
- Indigent Defense Letter
Default Judgment Forms
Dismissal Forms
Dispossessory Forms
- Address Amendment
- Amendment of Filing/Change of Address
- Affidavit for Personal Property Foreclosure
- Answer Form
- Application for Execution of Expired Writ of Possession
- eFile Dispossessory Warrant
- Eviction Request
- Motion for Immediate Writ
- Motion for Immediate Writ of Possession Due to Dismissal of Petition for Review
- eFile Dispossessory Answer
- Dispossessory Warrant
FIFA Forms
Garnishment Forms
- Garnishment
- Continuing Garnishment
- Garnishment for Support
- Continuing Garnishment for Support
- Request for Judgment Against Garnishee
- Garnishment on a Financial Institution
- Release of Garnishment
- Plaintiff's Traverse
- Third-Party Claim
- Garnishment Exemptions
- Certificate of Service Upon the Defendant
- Application for Disbursement of Funds
- Garnishment Exemptions Available in Georgia
Interrogatories
Open Records Request
Post Judgment Interrogatory Forms
Request for Certificate of Payment of Costs
Statement of Claim
- Add a Defendant Amendment
- Amount Amendment
- Answer Form
- Change of Address
- Designation of Agent
- Military Affidavit
- Name Amendment
- Petition in Trover
- Request for Continuance
- eFile Statement of Claim Against a Company
- eFile Statement of Claim Against an Individual
- Amended Statement of Claim Form
- eFile Civil Answer Form
- Statement of Claim Against a Company
- Statement of Claim Against an Individual