Ga Contempt County Form – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Step 1: Petition for Citation of Contempt. Fill in your name on the line after Petitioner and on the line after NOW COMES. Respondent: The Respondent is the person who has not obeyed the Order. Fill in that person's full name on the line after Respondent. File Number: Leave the Civil Action File Number blank. It will be filled in by the Clerk of Court when you file the Petition. Paragraph 1: Fill in the county that issued the order. Fill in the name of the case where you got the order that is not being obeyed. This can be found at the top of the original court order. Fill in the case number from that case. Fill in the date the judge signed the Order. The judge's signature is on the last page of the Order. Paragraph 2: Put an x in the box that is true and fill in the blank. Paragraph 3: Put an x in all the boxes that are true. If you did not get items the Court ordered, you should list them on the lines. You may attach an additional page at the end if you need to list more items. If you did not get medical insurance or have not been repaid for medical costs, those should be listed. Put the date of the day you finish the form and sign your name. Then clearly print your name, address, and telephone number.

Respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court (where Respondent lives in Georgia or can be personally served in Georgia) and may be personally served with a copy of this Petition and Rule Nisi at the following address.

Respondent is not a resident of Henry County. Respondent lives in the county you write, Georgia and shall be served with a copy of this Petition and Rule Nisi by second original.

Respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to the Georgia Domestic Relations Long Arm Statute (where Respondent is a non-resident of Georgia and you are seeking a contempt action against the opposing party for failure to pay child support/alimony, to obtain health/life insurance coverage, to pay medical expenses, to turn over property, or to pay other expenses) and may be personally served with a copy of this Petition and Rule Nisi by second original at the following address.

In the prior Order, Respondent was ordered: (check all that apply)

To pay to Petitioner the amount of $ per child in child support, and has failed to pay $ to Petitioner as of the date of the filing of this Petition.

To allow Petitioner to visit with the minor child(ren) but has refused to do so. To give to Petitioner items but has refused to do so.

Sign your name here. Petitioner's Name (print or type). Petitioner's Address. Petitioner's Telephone Number.

Step 2: Verification. This document tells the Court that you swear, under oath, that what you wrote or put in the Petition is true and correct. Print or type your full name next to the word Petitioner. Print or type the full name of the person disobeying the order next to the word Respondent. Where it says: This day of, 20, fill in the current date, month, and year. Fill in your address and telephone number. DO NOT SIGN THIS DOCUMENT YET.

You may only sign this document in front of a public notary.

Public notaries are available at banks, the post office, grocery stores, or the Henry County Superior Court Clerk's Office.

Step 3: Rule Nisi. This document is used to set a hearing date. Fill in your full name as the Petitioner and the other person's full name as the Respondent. You must have a hearing date attached to your petition.

In order to get one, you should take these documents to the Henry County Superior Court Clerk's Office. The clerk will instruct you on how to get a hearing date. The remaining information on this document will be filled in by the Court clerk when you take the papers to be filed.

Step 7: Take the document package to the Henry County Superior Court Clerk's Office to file.

You will have to pay a service fee. Check with the Sheriff's or Clerk's Office for the schedule fee.

For example, use it if you have not received child support as ordered. If your ex-spouse no longer lives in Georgia and you need to file a contempt action for custody or visitation against your ex-spouse, you must seek the advice of an attorney, unless your ex-spouse can be personally served while in Georgia with a copy of your petition that was filed in Georgia.