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Quick Facts About Legitimation in Cobb County: The Petition for Legitimation is filed at the Superior Court. You will find the Legitimation Packet online. The petition needs to be filed in the county where the child resides. You can file the petition on your own, or you can hire an attorney to represent you.

At the Warrant Division, you will complete a criminal arrest warrant application form. Pursuant to state law there is a $20.00 warrant application fee (cash only). You must have the first and last name, complete date of birth and current address for the person you allege abandoned your child.

The Superior Court of Cobb County is a court of general jurisdiction handling both civil and criminal law actions. The Superior Court has concurrent jurisdiction with State Court over cases involving misdemeanors, contract disputes, premises liability, and various other actions.

ADR allows you to control your own disputes and resolve the problem yourself, rather than having a judge and/or jury decide it for you. For civil and domestic cases filed in Cobb Superior Court, two types of ADR are available: Mediation and Case Evaluation.

Mediation is the ADR process most often used during settlement week. Appropriate cases are selected by the court and submitted to mediation. Lawyers and others who have undergone mediation training often act as volunteer mediators for these cases.

Both mediation and arbitration involve a neutral third party who is not a judge. In mediation, the neutral party -- the mediator -- helps the spouses to negotiate an agreement and has no power to make decisions. In arbitration, the neutral third party -- the arbitrator -- listens to the facts and then decides the case.