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Forms Meeting Requirements for Civil Case Filing and Disposition Information

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The Judicial Council of Georgia, with the approval of the Supreme Court, shall promulgate forms to be used for civil case filing and disposition information; provided, however, that the general civil case filing information form and domestic relations case filing information form shall be required to contain an acknowledgment by the filer that the complaint and any exhibits or other attachments satisfy the redaction requirements of Code Section 9-11-7.1.

(Code 1981, §9-11-133, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 3; Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 4/HB 369; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 9/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 9/HB 79; Ga. L. 2014, p. 482, § 3/SB 386; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 1-1/SB 132.)

The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsections (b) and (c).

The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, in the first sentence of subsection (a), substituted "shall be sufficient" for "are sufficient" and added a proviso at the end. See Editor's note for applicability.

The 2017 amendment, effective January 1, 2018, rewrote subsection (a) and deleted subsections (b), (c), and (d).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the enactment of this Code section is applicable to civil actions commenced in superior or state court on or after July 1, 2000.

Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 1/HB 369, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly of Georgia declares that it is the policy of this state to assure that minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interests of their children and to encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of rearing their children after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage or relationship."

Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 8/HB 369, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2007 amendment shall apply to all child custody proceedings and modifications of child custody filed on or after January 1, 2008.

Ga. L. 2014, p. 482, § 10/SB 386, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to any filings made on or after July 1, 2014.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in GMC Group, Inc. v. Harsco Corp., 293 Ga. App. 707, 667 S.E.2d 916 (2008); Batesville Casket Co. v. Watkins Mortuary, Inc., 293 Ga. App. 854, 668 S.E.2d 476 (2008).

9-11-101. Form of summons.

9-11-103. Form of complaint on a promissory note.

9-11-118. Form of complaint for interpleader and declaratory relief.

CHAPTER 12 VERDICT AND JUDGMENT

Article 1 General Provisions.

9-12-1. What verdict to cover.
9-12-2. Instructions on form of verdict.
9-12-3. How verdict received.
9-12-4. Construction of verdicts.
9-12-5. Verdict may be molded.
9-12-6. Amendment of verdict - To conform to pleadings.
9-12-7. Amendment of verdict - After dispersal of jury.
9-12-8. Amendment of verdict - When part illegal.
9-12-9. Judgment to conform to verdict.
9-12-10. Judgment for principal and interest.
9-12-11. Sureties and endorsers to be identified in judgment.
9-12-12. Judgment for costs against fiduciary.
9-12-13. Amount of judgment on bond.
9-12-14. Amendment of judgment to conform to verdict.
9-12-15. Judgment aided by verdict or amendable not set aside.
9-12-16. Validity of judgment when court does not have jurisdiction.
9-12-17. When creditors or purchasers may attack judgment.
9-12-18. Right to confess judgment and appeal; where and when entered.
9-12-19. Judgment suspended by appeal.
9-12-20. Judgment when security given on appeal.
9-12-21. Judgments transferable; status of transferee.
9-12-22. Effect of transfer by attorney; ratification.
9-12-23. Effect of consent judgment.

Article 2 Effect of Judgments.

9-12-40. Judgment conclusive between which persons and on what issues.
9-12-41. Effect of judgment in rem.
9-12-42. Judgment no bar absent decision on merits.
9-12-43. Parol evidence admissible.

Article 3 Dormancy and Revival of Judgments.

9-12-60. When judgment becomes dormant; how dormancy prevented; docketing; applicability.
9-12-61. Dormant judgments renewed by action or scire facias; time of renewal.
9-12-62. Nature of scire facias.
9-12-63. Issuance of scire facias; copies; service; return.
9-12-64. Revival on motion after service of scire facias; when defendant entitled to jury trial.
9-12-65. Scire facias when judgment transferred.
9-12-66. Venue of action to renew judgment.
9-12-67. Revival of judgment against nonresident; service by publication.
9-12-68. Revival of dormant decrees for payment of money.

Article 4 Judgment Liens.

9-12-80. Equal dignity and binding effect of judgments.
9-12-81. General execution docket; when money judgment in county of defendant's residence creates lien against third parties without notice.
9-12-82. When money judgment outside county of defendant's residence creates lien against third parties without notice.
9-12-83. When money judgment creates lien on land located outside county in which obtained against third parties without notice.
9-12-84. When money judgment against nonresident creates lien on land within state against third parties without notice.
9-12-85. Deeds, mortgages, judgments, or liens between parties not affected by money judgments.
9-12-86. Recordation in county where property located prerequisite to lien on land.
9-12-87. Judgments from same term considered of equal date.
9-12-88. Extent property affected by judgment pending appeal.
9-12-89. Effect of appellate proceeding on lien.
9-12-90. Judgments relating to common disaster.
9-12-91. Effect of judgment on promissory notes.
9-12-92. Effect of judgment lien on personalty removed to another state, sold, and returned.
9-12-93. When purchased property discharged from lien.
9-12-94. Clerk's fees.

Article 5 Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

9-12-110. Short title.
9-12-111. Definitions.
9-12-112. Applicability; burden of proof.
9-12-113. Recognition and enforcement of foreign-country judgments.
9-12-114. Recognition of personal jurisdiction.
9-12-115. Procedure for recognition.
9-12-116. Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgments.
9-12-117. Stay pending appeal.
9-12-118. Uniform construction.
9-12-119. Situations not covered by article.

Article 6 Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.

9-12-130. Short title.
9-12-131. "Foreign judgment" defined.
9-12-132. Filing of judgment; force and effect following filing.
9-12-133. Filing of foreign judgment; notice to judgment debtor; Code Section 9-11-4 inapplicable to article.
9-12-134. Appeal or stay of foreign judgment; security for satisfaction.
9-12-135. Clerk's fees.
9-12-136. Actions to enforce judgments preserved.
9-12-137. Uniform construction.
9-12-138. Judgments to which article applies.

Cross references.

- Form of judgment on jury verdict, § 9-11-131.

Form of judgment on decision rendered by court, § 9-11-132.

Revision of judgment for permanent alimony and child support, § 19-6-18 et seq.

Equitable decrees, § 23-4-30 et seq.

Determining where preponderance of evidence lies, § 24-14-4.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Retention of control over orders and judgments.

- Courts of record retain full control over orders and judgments during the term at which the orders and judgments are rendered, and in the exercise of sound discretion may revise or vacate the orders and judgments, as ends of justice may require, and such discretion, unless manifestly abused, will not be controlled by courts of review; this inherent power of the court extends to all orders and judgments, except those founded on jury verdicts. Hall v. First Nat'l Bank, 87 Ga. App. 142, 73 S.E.2d 252 (1952), cert. denied, 348 U.S. 896, 75 S. Ct. 215, 99 L. Ed. 704 (1954).

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