New Court Appointed Attorney Application

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Additional Information

It is your responsibility to submit your invoices in a timely fashion and to update your Supplier information with DeKalb County. Please keep in mind that towards the end of the year, there is a deadline for invoices. Due to the deadline at the end of the year, you will be required to submit your invoices before or on the deadline date due to the County’s budget. As of January 1, 2019 we will not be accepting invoices for services rendered in the previous year(s).

We can accept a faxed or scanned copy of your invoice. It must contain your original signature. It is also your responsibility to keep your contact information updated (page 4)— if we cannot contact you, you will not receive appointments. Please make every reasonable effort to return phone calls and/or e-mails from Court personnel within 24 hours.

Colet Odenigbo, Court Administrator
DeKalb County Juvenile Court
4309 Memorial Drive
Decatur, Georgia 30032

I would like to be placed on the DeKalb County Juvenile Court appointed parent attorney list. I am in agreement with the Court’s standing Order regarding appointed private attorney compensation for dependency and guardian ad litem cases.

Attorney’s Name – Printed

Date

Signature

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It must contain your original signature.

Address

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City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Office Number

Fax Number

Cell Number

Email Address:

Advocate of Date

FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR TAX I.D. NUMBER OR GEORGIA BAR NUMBER.

Tax Identification Number

Georgia Bar Number

Date of Admission to the State Bar of GA

Please give a brief description of your prior experience in handling child welfare/dependency cases:

Additions to the parent attorney list at the DeKalb Juvenile Court are uniformly implemented. A new attorney must observe at least one hearing in each stage of the Dependency process and a Termination of Parental Rights hearing. Please use this form to keep track of your observations, and upon completion of your observations, please make arrangement with Christopher Virgil, Administrative Coordinator (404-294-2754, [email protected] ) to submit the completed form. Upon Mr. Virgil’s receipt of this form, Mr. Colet Odenigbo, Court Administrator will arrange to review with you the on-boarding packet and the Memorandum of Understanding for your signature

Type of Hearing

Attorney Name:

Please sign below to verify that the information above is accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief.

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New Court Appointed Attorney Application