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Attorney Directories

Business/Corporate

Consumer Affairs, Finance

Courts

Criminal

DeKalb County

Domestic Violence and Stalking

Education

Elders

Elections/Voting

Employment

Environmental

Estate Planning, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, and Probate

Ethics

Family

Federal

FOIA/Open Records

Foreclosure

Forms

Georgia Government

Georgia Laws

Health and Disability

Immigration

Jury Duty

Landlord/Tenant

Language Services/Interpretation/Translation

Legal Self Help

Legal Services Organizations and Attorney Referrals

Military and Veterans

Motor Vehicles/Driver’s Licenses

Municipalities in DeKalb

Ordinances

Public Benefits

Real Estate

Tax

Appeals

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Attorney Directories

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Business/Corporate

Georgia Secretary of State
US Small Business Administration

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Consumer Affairs, Finance

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
America Saves
Free Credit Reports
Annual Credit Report.com
Georgia Consumer Protection Unit
Georgia Legal Aid – Money & Debt
Consumer Ed (Georgia Attorney General)
Consumer Links and Resources (Georgia Attorney General)
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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Courts

Judicial Council of Georgia
- Georgia Superior Courts (Council of Superior Court Judges)
- Council of State Court Judges
- Council of Magistrate Court Judges
- Council of Probate Court Judges
- Council of Juvenile Court Judges
- Council of Municipal Court Judges
- Council of Accountability Court Judges
- Georgia State-wide Business Court
- Georgia Courts Directory
Georgia’s Court System
Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court Rules
Georgia Court of Appeals
Efile GA (Odyssey) (Requires registration)
Re:SearchGA (Court record searching) (Requires registration)
Peachcourt (Requires registration)
DeKalb County
- Superior Court
- Clerk of Superior Court
- Juvenile Court
- Probate Court
- State Court Traffic Division (formerly Recorder’s Court)
- State Court
- Magistrate Court
- Family Law Information Center
- Judicial Information System
- Municipal Courts in DeKalb
  - Avondale
  - Brookhaven
  - Chamblee
  - Clarkston
  - Decatur
  - Doraville
  - Dunwoody
  - Lithonia (ticket payment)
  - Pine Lake
  - Stone Mountain
  - Stonecrest
  - Tucker
- Judicial Qualifications Commission
- Georgia Court Professional Directory (Court Reporters, Interpreters, Neutrals)
- United States Courts

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Criminal

Criminal History Information (GBI)
Georgia Felon Search
Criminal Record Restriction/Expungement – FAQs (Georgia Justice Project)
Georgia Criminal History Record Restrictions
Georgia Legal Aid – Basics of Criminal Law
Pardons & Restoration of Rights
DeKalb County District Attorney
DeKalb County Solicitor-General
DeKalb Public Defender
Georgia Department of Corrections
Georgia Sex Offender Registry
Know Your Rights: Misdemeanor Probation in Georgia (Southern Center For Human Rights)
Know Your Rights: Federal Habeas Corpus (Criminal Cases) (Southern Center For Human Rights)
What should I know about the criminal justice process in Georgia? (Georgia Legal Aid)
Parole Handbook: A Guide to the Parole Consideration Process for People in Georgia Prisons
Georgia Prison Advocacy Handbook
Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook

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DeKalb County

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Domestic Violence and Stalking

Temporary Protective Order Filing Process (DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court)
Protective Order Forms (GSCCCA)
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Georgia Legal Aid – Domestic Violence
Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Stalking Resource Center
LiveSAFE Resources
Online Harassment and Cyberstalking

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Education

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Elders

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Elections/Voting

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Employment

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Environmental

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Estate Planning, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, and Probate

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Ethics

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Family

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Federal

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FOIA/Open Records

FOIA.gov
Open Georgia
Open Government
Access to Public Records in Georgia
Georgia Sunshine Laws Handbook (Georgia Press Association)
DeKalb Transparency Initiatives
Georgia Law Enforcement and the Open Records Act: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Open Records in Georgia (Blue Book, Third Edition 2014)

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Foreclosure

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Forms

DeKalb Family Law Information Center
DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court Scroll down to “Forms & Orders”
DeKalb State Court Forms
Council of Magistrate Court Judges Forms
Magistrate Court Forms Generator (Guide and File)
Dougherty County, GA Law Library
Fulton County Family Division
Southern Judicial Circuit (Moultrie, GA)
Gwinnett Family Law Clinic
Clayton County Courts Law Library Select from Law Library drop down menu
Eighth Judicial District Pro Se Forms
Council of Probate Judges of Georgia Standard Forms
Georgia Legal Aid
Georgia Notary Public Application
Protective Order Forms
GSCCCA PT-61 filing
Certificate of Georgia Residency (From Lumpkin County Probate Court)

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Georgia

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Georgia Laws

County and City Ordinances – See Ordinances below
Official Code of Georgia and Georgia Constitution
Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Georgia Statutes
- Georgia Legislative Documents (Full text versions with some search functionality)
- Georgia Government Publications (PDF versions of statute books, 2000-current)
- Historic Georgia Digests and Codes (from UGA’s Alexander Campbell King Law Library)

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Health and Disability

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Immigration

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Jury Duty

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Landlord/Tenant

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Language Services/Interpretation/Translation

What is a Certified Translation? (American Translators Association)
Translator vs. Interpreter: What’s the difference? (American Translators Association)
Language Services Directory (American Translators Association)
Member Directory (National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators)
Standards for Language Access in State Courts (ABA)

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Legal Self Help

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Legal Services Organizations and Attorney Referrals

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Military and Veterans

Georgia Legal Aid –Active Duty and Veterans
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Military Status Finder
Affidavit of Military Service (GA Council of Magistrate Court Judges)
Service Members Civil Relief Act
Selective Service System
- Register
- Verify Registration

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Motor Vehicles/Driver’s Licenses

Georgia Department of Drivers Services
- Online Services Login (Georgia DRIVES)
- Pauper’s Affidavit (License Reinstatement)
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Georgia Vehicle Registration Renewal
Sample DUI Ignition Interlock Hardship Waiver (Muscogee County, Georgia State Court)

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Municipalities in DeKalb

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Ordinances

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Public Benefits

Georgia Legal Aid – Public Benefits
Georgia Gateway (Benefit Application Portal)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps)
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Medicaid
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Educational Programming, Assessment and Consultation (EPAC)
Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS)
WIC

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Real Estate

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Tax

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