Gwinnett County Divorce Lawyer
We represent Gwinnett County families through every kind of divorce and family-law matter, with cases heard at the Gwinnett County Superior Court in Lawrenceville.
Filing for divorce in Gwinnett County
If you live in Gwinnett County, your divorce is heard in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, which sits in the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit. The courthouse is the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville, the county seat. Your case starts when a Complaint for Divorce is filed with the Clerk of Superior Court there. In Gwinnett, electronic filing through eFileGA (the state's Tyler Technologies e-filing system) is mandatory for Superior Court civil cases, including divorce, so in practice petitions are submitted online rather than over the counter. Georgia's residency rule still applies: generally one spouse must have lived in the state for at least six months before filing.
What to expect once your Gwinnett case is underway
Gwinnett is one of Georgia's largest and most populated counties, with more than a million residents spread across Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners, Duluth, Norcross, Snellville, Buford, Sugar Hill, Lilburn, and Suwanee, so its family docket moves at real volume and organized paperwork matters. If you and your spouse have children under 18, the court requires both parents to complete the Navigating Family Change parenting seminar, a four-hour class meant to be finished within 31 days of the other spouse being served. For contested issues, especially custody and parenting time, judges in the circuit frequently turn to the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit ADR Program, where a trained neutral mediates to help parents reach agreement before trial. A local attorney's job is to keep your filings clean in eFileGA, get the seminar and financial affidavits handled on time, and prepare you to use mediation productively.
Where we serve
Communities we serve in Gwinnett County.
- Lawrenceville
- Duluth
- Snellville
- Norcross
- Suwanee
- Buford
- Sugar Hill
- Lilburn
- Grayson
- Dacula
How we help
Family law for Gwinnett County families.
Questions & answers
Gwinnett County: common questions
Which court handles my divorce if I live in Gwinnett County?
Divorce cases for Gwinnett County residents are heard in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, part of the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit. The courthouse is the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. Your Complaint for Divorce is filed with the Clerk of Superior Court at that location.
Do I have to e-file my Gwinnett County divorce, or can I file on paper?
For Superior Court civil cases in Gwinnett, including divorce, electronic filing through eFileGA is mandatory. eFileGA is the statewide e-filing platform run on Tyler Technologies' system, so your petition and later documents are submitted online rather than dropped off at the counter. An attorney typically handles this filing for you to make sure everything is formatted and served correctly.
Will my Gwinnett County divorce require a parenting class or mediation?
If you have children under 18, Gwinnett requires both parents to complete the Navigating Family Change parenting seminar, generally within 31 days of your spouse being served. Mediation is also common: through the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit ADR Program, a judge can send contested matters like custody to a neutral mediator to try to settle before trial. Both steps are meant to reduce conflict and give you more say in the outcome than a courtroom fight would.
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