Office of Dispute Resolution

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Sixth Judicial District


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NEW
Child Support Guardian Ad Litem now required for Domestic Relations Cases with minor children in the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Click HERE for further information.


New Parenting Plan form adopted by the Georgia Supreme Court April 3, 2008:

  • Parenting Plan form in .pdf format
  • Parenting Plan form - Word document


  • Sixth District ADR Program


    Counties Served: Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding, Pike, Upson
    Courts Served: Superior/State/Magistrate/Probate
    Address: 120 N. Hill Street Griffin, GA 30223
    Program Director: Tracy Johnson
    Office: 770-228-3758
    Fax: 770-228-6387
    Email: adr6th@bellsouth.net


    View Map of ADR Office Location


    EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007

     

    IMPORTANT - NEW CHILD SUPPORT PROCEDURES

     

    A Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit is required for all domestic cases involving temporary or permanent child support, alimony, equitable division of property, and/or modification of alimony.

     

    EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007 For Domestic Cases involving child support, a completed child support worksheet AND a Financial Affidavit will be required at the mediation session.

     

    Failure to provide required financial information will result in the termination of the mediation session with the non-complying party(ies) responsible for the entire cost of the session (not less than $100.00). The parties will be required to attend another mediation session. Failure to provide financial data at the second scheduled session will result in the termination of the mediation session with the non-complying party responsible for the entire cost of the session (not less than $100.00). The case will then be released to proceed to court and the ADR Program Directof shall notify the judge of the party's failure to provide the required financial data. The judge may find the party in contempt and impose any other appropriate sanctions.)

     

    Child support worksheets must be completed on the web or on the downloadable excel version. The website to complete the worksheet as well as important information on how to complete the child support worksheet is available on-line at:

    http://ocse.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-OCSE (the Office of Child Support Services Website)



    or http://www.georgiacourts.org/csc/ (the Child Support Commission Website).


     


    If you do not have access to the internet, hi-speed internet access is available at your local public library.

     

    Actions filed in the Griffin Judicial Circuit (Fayette, Spalding, Pike & Upson counties) can get child support set, collected or changed by contacting the Office of Child Support Services at (770) 229-3100 for Fayette & Spalding Counties or (706)646-6016 Pike & Upson Counties OR you can make application on-line at: www.ocse.dhr.georgia.gov.


    For actions in the Griffin Judicial Circuit, counsel and parties should consult the newly revised Domestic Relations Action Standing Order which was further amended as of December, 2007, for Fayette, Spalding, Pike and Upson Counties.

     

    IMPORTANT: When completing your worksheet on line – DO NOT submit it to the court until you have printed a copy. Once the worksheet is submitted, you will NOT be able to retrieve it from the website.

     

    HINT: To calculate your child support easily, you need to have the appropriate documentation in hand. Examples include: documentation relating to income, preexisting child support orders, health insurance and work related child care expenses, and the child’s extraordinary special expenses.

     

    A Financial Affidavit form, as well as other useful information, may be found on the "Forms" page of this web site. For a direct link to the Financial Affidavit form in printable .pdf format, click HERE.



    Minimum Rates For Neutrals

    The assigned rate for neutrals in the Sixth Judicial Circuit ADR is currently $100.00 per hour. Although there is a one-hour minimum, parties should be prepared to stay for a mediation session of at least two hours and be prepared to pay a minimum of $100.00. Neutrals who are selected by agreement of the parties (as opposed to being randomly assigned by the ADR Office) are entitled to compensation at their published rate. To view background information and published hourly rates of neutrals registered in the Sixth District, click on "Neutral List" in the Menu Bar above.


    Calendar Info For Neutrals

    Attention All Neutrals Registered With Sixth District ADR:

    If you are a neutral registered with this office you may view your personal calendar of scheduled mediations by signing on to our "Office Tracker" website and typing in your login name and password, which you should previously have received by mail from this office.

    To access the Office Tracker system set your browser to:
    http://70.155.127.35:8001/


    For directions on using the Web Calendar system, click HERE.


    Useful ADR Links . .



    Link to the website for the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution by clicking the highlighted text or on seal at left.




    Office of Child Support Services Website






    Georgia Child Support Commission Website






    Link to the website for the Association for Conflict Resolution by clicking the highlighted text or on seal at left.




    State Bar of Georgia Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Section




    Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,
    Georgia State University Law School



    American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution