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In order to probate the will, the executor should file the original signed will and, in most cases, Georgia Probate Court Standard Form #5 - Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form. The Standard Forms are available at the courthouse or online at the official statewide Probate Court website.

How do I file a complaint or petition in civil court? You file the complaint or petition with the clerk of court. You generally want to file in the court in the county where the person you are suing lives. Along with the complaint, the court must be told where to serve (give it a copy of it to) the defendant.

Superior Court Judges preside over cases involving misdemeanors, contract disputes, premises liability, and various other actions. In addition, the Superior Court has exclusive equity jurisdiction over all cases of divorce, title to land, and felonies involving jury trials, including death penalty cases.

The Georgia court system has seven classes of trial-level courts: the superior, state-wide business, state, juvenile, probate, magistrate, and municipal courts. There are two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The superior court exercises broad civil and criminal jurisdiction.

Georgia's superior courts are the state's trial courts of ?general jurisdiction,? handling cases of felony charges. Each of Georgia's 159 counties has its own superior court. Superior court judges are elected on a nonpartisan basis in circuit-wide elections for four-year terms.

Superior Court is responsible for handling cases involving serious crimes (felonies), civil disputes, real estate matters and family and domestic relations issues. State Court handles civil law actions not otherwise within the jurisdiction of Superior Court, dispossessions, misdemeanors, and certain traffic offenses.