Under Georgia law, both parties in a divorce are required to attend a parenting seminar if the parties have children under the age of 18. See Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.8. DeKalb County(Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Decatur, Doraville, Lithonia, and Stone Mountain) offers its Seminar for Divorcing Parents at the Dekalb County Courthouse Judicial Tower. The 2014 schedule is as follows:
Monday evening seminars from 5:00pm - 9:00pm (1st floor Jury Room of the Dekalb County Courthouse Judicial Tower):
• January 6
• February 3
• March 3
• April 7
• May 5
• June 2
• July 7
• August 4
• October 6
• November 3
• December 1
Wednesday afternoon seminars from 12:30pm - 4:30 pm (5th floor of the Dekalb County Courthouse Judicial Tower, room 5A):
• January 15
• February 19
• March 19
• April 16
• May 21
• June 18
• July 16
• August 20
• September 17
• October 15
• November 12
• December 17
Friday morning seminars from 9:30am - 1:30pm (1st floor Jury Room of the Dekalb County Courthouse Judicial Tower):
• January 24
• February 20 (**Note this is a Thursday.)
• March 28
• April 25
• May 30
• June 27
• July 25
• August 29
• September 26
• October 24
The cost of the seminar is currently $30.00 per person payable by cash, cashier's check or money order only. Dates and time are subject to change so please check the DeKalb County Seminar for Divorcing Parents website for the most up to date information and for online registration under the divorce tab.