If you are initiating a new case and want to proceed in forma pauperis, you will use one of the following case types: Some Judges require service before completing a Rule Nisi, while other Judges will complete a Rule Nisi to include with service.
Post Judgment Civil - miscellaneous post judgment filings on any Civil (Non-Domestic) caseįor examples, click here for Post Judgment Civil (Non-Domestic) case filings and here for Post Judgment Family (Domestic) case filings.įor service instructions, contact Family Law or the Judge's staff. Post Judgment Non-Domestic Contempt - post judgment contempt filings on any Civil (Non-Domestic) case Post Judgment Family - miscellaneous post judgment filings on any Family (Domestic) case Post Judgment Modification - post judgment filings originating from a Modification case
Post Judgment Contempt - post judgment contempt filings on any Family (Domestic) case The Family Court also generally has exclusive jurisdiction over juveniles where the minors are under the age of seventeen, which are also confidential.Īny private cases ordered by a Family Court Judge to be sealed are considered confidential and unavailable to the public without a "Court Order" allowing the case to be unsealed.Ĭonfidential cases are not available through the Clerk of Court's Public Access System.If filing into a case more than 30 days after the case has been closed/dismissed, a new case must be initiated, as required by OCGA 15-6-61 (a)(4)(A ), and a $58.00 filing fee will be charged, as required by OCGA 15-6-77 (e)(1). Among the many types of matters that the Family Court presides over are:Ĭonfidential cases brought before the Family Court are adoptions, abuse-neglect, and termination of parental rights. The Family Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases concerning domestic disputes. Get information from the South Carolina DSS for those paying child and/or spousal support, custodial parents receiving support, or employers who are garnishing employee's wages to send to the SDU. Agents are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm, excluding holidays. If you have any questions, you can call 80. Those who are paying child and/or spousal support will find several options as to how they can pay their court ordered child support, or alimony payments to the State Disbursement Unit. Information is provided for those paying child and/or spousal support, custodial parents and employers. Please view information concerning making payments to the State Disbursement Unit. The non-custodial parent will only make payments at the office of the Georgetown County Clerk of Court when a Rule to Show Cause was issued and they were found to be in contempt, or a Bench Warrant was issued for his/her arrest. Your regular payments are to be sent to the State Disbursement Unit (SDU). You can pay with cash, cashier's check, or money order. If you appear before a judge due to failure to pay your child support or alimony, and were ordered to pay a specific amount (referred to as a purge payment) to be in compliance with the judge's ruling, that payment needs to be paid at the office of the Georgetown County Clerk of Court.
Upon that date, obligors currently making support payments to Georgetown County Clerk of Court began making payments to the South Carolina State Disbursement Unit and mailed to:Ĭolumbia, SC 29202 State Disbursement Unit The South Carolina Department of Social Services officially implemented the "Federally Mandated" State Disbursement Unit (SDU) in Georgetown, South Carolina, effective June 1, 2019. Federally Mandated Child/Spousal Support System
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