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Voter Qualifications and Registration
Voter Qualifications and Registration
What is a Poll Worker?
Campaign Finance Reporting
Campaign Finance Reporting
Campaign Finance Reporting
A Poll Worker, one of the many mechanisms necessary for a successful election, is a citizen hired or volunteering to work the polls on Election Day abiding by rules and regulations set forth governing elections.
The Magistrate Court Cannot Provide Legal Advice.
Petitions for Guardianship
Either the proposed guardian or a parent of the child for whom a guardianship is sought may pick up a Petition for Temporary Letters of
Guardianship of Person of Minor from our office. This Georgia Probate Court Standard Form (GPCSF) is also available at the official statewide Probate Court website. The petition available at our office has other non-standard forms that will also need to be filled out - a consent form for a criminal background check and a guardian questionnaire.
The petitioner(s) and anyone over 18 years old who is living in the same household where the child will be living must fill out and sign a consent form allowing the Probate Court to receive information concerning their criminal records. The signed, notarized consent form(s) should accompany the application for guardianship when filed. A notary and clerks in the Probate Court are available to witness signatures for this purpose.
Learn more about filing the petition.
Fees
The fee for the guardianship is $132.00 and the per page fee is $2. Other fees may apply depending on the documents and notice required under the circumstances. The fees must be paid when the petition is accepted by the court. Acceptable forms of payment for court costs are cash, money order, or check made payable to Probate Court. Fees paid to the Athens newspaper or a sheriff's department must be paid either by check or money order - no cash.
If the guardianship is dissolved at any point, the fee is $50. This fee must be paid when papers are filed, and an appointment is necessary. Please call 706-743-5350 if you need further information or have procedural questions. Questions of a legal nature must be directed to an attorney.