Georgia Court Records

Georgia has no single public case search. The Judicial Council's E-Access to Court Records page lists the superior and state courts that put records online, and each link goes to that court's provider, which asks for an account.

The Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals run their own docket searches; the Court of Appeals search covers cases since January 2003.

Georgia divorces are superior court cases, and the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county that granted the divorce keeps the file. Uniform Superior Court Rule 21 opens all court records to public inspection unless access is limited by law or by a Rule 21 order, so the complaint, the child support worksheets, the settlement agreement and the final judgment and decree are open at the clerk's counter, as is the Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit required by Rule 24.2 in any case with support, alimony or property division once it is in the file; Rule 24.2 has it served on the other side, with a certificate of service filed with the clerk, and the original submitted to the court at the hearing or trial. The affidavit lists income, expenses, each bank account and debts, and it can be sealed on a party's request and good cause shown under Rule 24.2 or limited by an order under Rule 21.1.

There is no statewide search; the Judicial Council's E-Access page sends the public to PeachCourt and Tyler ResearchGA, which cover participating counties and require an account. Limiting access to a file is by motion and hearing under Rule 21.1, with a written order that states what is limited, for how long and why. The Georgia asset search page explains what the affidavit reveals.