Blawg of Attorney Christine M Bechtold

Most County Governments in Georgia are closed on Monday, May 28, 2018 in honor of those who died while serving in the U.S. military .  Below is a list of local counties and links to their holiday schedule: Barrow County Closed Gwinnett County Closed   Newton County Closed Rockdale County Closed   Walton County Closed The Law Office of Christine M Bechtold, LLC will be open by appointment on Monday, May 28, 2018. You can send a confidential email directly to attorney Bechtold for legal information at anytime: Christine@Bechtold-Law.com .

Divorce cases are filed as Domestic Civil Cases in Superior Court. Filing fees to the Superior Court vary by county, see list and links below for the most recent filing fees as of March, 2018. Alcovy (Walton and Newton Counties) $210.00 www.alcovycircuit.com Athens-Clark County $215.00 athensclarkecounty.com Dekalb County $214.00 www.dksuperiorclerk.com Fulton County $221.00 www.fcclk.org Gwinnett County $213.00 www.gwinnettcourts.com Rockdale County $209.00 www.rockdaleclerk.com The filing fee is paid to the Clerk’s office for the filing and processing of your case. If your case requires service of process by the Sheriff, there is a separate fee to the Sheriff’s office of $50.00 per person, per address. If your county is not listed above, call the Clerk of the Superior Court in your county for the most recent fees. This is an update to the prior 2015 post: http://bechtold-law.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-much-does-it-cost-to-

" On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created."  http://www.constitutionday.com/#. " We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." www.archives.gov See prior blog posts for more information and fun facts:  Happy Constitution Day 2015 Happy Constitution Day 2012