IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FULTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA FAMILY DIVISION , Petitioner and , Respondent ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action File No. AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER 1. This Order shall bind the parties in the above-styled action, their agents, servants, employees and all other persons acting in concert with the parties in all civil actions assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County unless the type of action to which a paragraph applies is specifically limited herein. 2. Each party is hereby required to complete the Domestic Intake Worksheet, and return it to the Family Division. 3. Each party to a case involving an original question of custody of minor children (not contempt or modification) is hereby enjoined and restrained from causing or permitting the minor child(ren) of the parties to be removed from the jurisdiction of this court. 4. Each party is hereby enjoined and restrained from doing, or attempting to do, or threatening to do, any act injuring, maltreating, vilifying, molesting, or harassing the adverse party or the child(ren) of the parties. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com 5. Each party to a divorce or separate maintenance action is hereby enjoined and restrained from selling, encumbering, trading, contracting to sell, or otherwise disposing or removing from the jurisdiction of the court, any of the property belonging to the parties except in the ordinary course of business. 6. Each party to a case involving an original question of custody of minor children (not contempt or modification) is required to attend the “Families in Transition” Seminar. Failure to complete the seminar in a timely manner may subject the party to contempt or other sanctions. 7. When a civil action is assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County requiring service by the sheriff, the Docket Clerk shall attach a copy of this Order to the original and the service copy of the divorce and give or send a copy of this Order to the attorney or person filing the divorce. If the civil action was filed by mail, the Docket Clerk shall mail a copy of this Order to the attorney or person filing the civil action. 8. When a civil action which is assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County is to be served by publication, the Docket Clerk shall follow the same procedure as above. 9. When a civil action is assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County with an Acknowledgment of Service, the Docket Clerk will attach a copy of this Order to the original Petition, give or mail a copy of this Order to the attorney or person filing the Petition and provide a second copy to the attorney or person filing the Petition with instructions to serve the defendant with the copy. 10. All civil actions assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County shall be restyled or recast in the case style required under the rules promulgated by the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County Style and shall be substantially similar to the style used above in this Order with a specific notation that the case is pending in the Family Division. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com 11. All attorneys entering an appearance in the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County shall attend at least one seminar which has been authorized by this Court as a sufficient informational seminar or shall view at least one authorized reproduction of the same or shall read the entire materials from such a seminar. 12. All parties and attorneys entering an appearance in the Family Division of the Superior Court shall abide by the rules of the Family Division as promulgated by this Court. A copy of all such rules shall be made available by the Clerk upon request. 13. This Order shall apply to all domestic civil actions (as defined by O.C.G.A. ∋19-11) which are assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County and shall be the Standing Order until further order of this Court. 14. Failure to follow a Court order, unless substantially justified, may result in sanctions or penalties as provided by statute, rule or authority of the court, including a finding of contempt by the Court; taxation of costs or attorneys’ fee; and/or the imposition of monetary or other sanctions. SO ORDERED this day of , 200 . [NAME] ,CHIEF JUDGE FULTON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Revised June 2004 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com