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Visit the Clerk's Office of the Superior Court to begin child custody proceedings. File a petition to begin child custody proceedings. You can file a petition for child custody in your county's Superior Court. If you are divorcing, the petition will be included in your divorce papers.

Completing Your Georgia Divorce After Mediation If you've reached an agreement in mediation, the next step will be to file the paperwork with the court. Check with the family division of your local superior court for information about the forms you'll need to file in your county.

Mediation is non-binding, meaning any verbal agreements reached during mediation will not become binding until the parties sign a written agreement memorializing such agreements. To encourage open and honest conversations, Georgia makes mediation confidential.

MEDIATION FEES: Mediations are charged at $175.00 per hour, per separately represented party. In the event there is more than one separately represented plaintiff or separately represented defendant (multi-party cases), the hourly rate will be reduced to $150.00 per hour, per party.

Individuals must complete approved forty-two-hour domestic relations mediation training prior to taking an approved domestic relations practicum or doing the observation and co-mediations of divorce or custody cases.

Your divorce is final when a Divorce Settlement Agreement is signed by both parties and notarized, and the subsequent Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce is approved by the court, signed by a judge and filed.