squabbleapp.com is now squabble.ai. Your account and any active cases are unchanged.
Money disputes up to $15,000 are settled in the Randolph County small-claims court, which runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
What follows covers the maximum you can claim in Randolph County, court fees, the right courthouse, serving the defendant, the deadlines that apply, and the filing process itself. Squabble handles the documents and the filing if you want that.
Small claims in Randolph County are heard at the courthouse below. When you file, the court confirms the right location for your case based on where the defendant lives or where your dispute happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Confirm the courthouse before you file. The court's own small-claims page carries its current filing location and hours, and Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
Randolph County covers 3 ZIP codes, including the Coleman, Cuthbert and Shellman areas. Small claims filings from Randolph County are handled at Randolph County Magistrate Court in Cuthbert.
You can open a small claims case here online, without travelling to the courthouse to hand the papers in.
Small claims hearings are held in person at the courthouse.
Evidence is copied for the judge and for the opposing side; electronic submission ahead of time is accepted at some courts.
Residents of Randolph County, Georgia, bring small claims cases through the Georgia Magistrate Court system, which handles claims up to $15,000. The Randolph County Magistrate Court sits in Cuthbert at 93 Front Street, ZIP code 39840, and serves a county of roughly 6,085 people, including the communities of Coleman, Cuthbert, and Shellman and the ZIP codes 39836, 39840, and 39886. The court accepts electronic filing. Information about the court is posted at https://www.randolphcountyga.com/clerk-of-superior-court, and the court can be reached by telephone at (229) 732-2218 or (229) 732-6440. Randolph County lies near Clay County, Terrell County, and Quitman County, and each of those counties has its own magistrate court handling matters arising within its own lies near. The magistrate court receives filings, schedules hearings, and decides claims that fall within the statutory limit. Questions about filing procedures, forms, and case status are handled by the court office in Cuthbert.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these 3 communities:
Coleman, Cuthbert, Shellman.
ZIP codes:
Randolph County holds about 6,085 people, 146th of the 159 counties in Georgia.
This is the part of the court built for ordinary money arguments. The procedure is stripped back, and there is a ceiling on the amount at stake.
Maximum claim
You can generally file where the dispute happened or where the other party lives.
You can't divide one dispute into several smaller cases to get around the limit.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
Georgia permits lawyers at the hearing without requiring them. Everything is built around people presenting their own case.
Under-18s are represented by a guardian the court appoints.
Over the limit? A claim above the ceiling can be trimmed to fit, or filed in full in the ordinary civil court. Trimming generally means writing off the remainder.
Randolph County is under the same limits as nearby Clay County and Terrell County. Randolph County Magistrate Court is the courthouse listed for Randolph County.
Debts up to $15,000 belong in this court. These are the arguments people bring most frequently.
Randolph County has about 6,085 residents. Randolph County Magistrate Court is the Randolph County courthouse listed below.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Complete the claim form, choose the right court, and pay the filing fee.
The other side is formally served and has the chance to respond, or to settle before the hearing.
A brief, informal hearing, in person or, where the court offers it, by video. The judge rules at the hearing or sends the decision after.
Randolph County Magistrate Court lists (229) 732-6440 as its number. This is the route a Randolph County case takes, whether it starts in 39836 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes.
A filed case still has to reach the defendant. Formal notice, known as service of process, does that, and delivering it personally is generally not allowed. Georgia courts usually take delivery by delivery arranged by the court or email service where the court allows it.
The options usually include a sheriff or constable, a licensed process server, certified mail sent by the clerk, or any adult with no stake in the case. What is allowed, and what it costs, differs from county to county.
There is a deadline, counted backwards from the hearing, by which the defendant must have the papers. Ask the clerk for it when the date is assigned. Some counties require sheriff to attempt service first before private process server.
A completed proof of service records who delivered the papers and when, and it is filed with the court beforehand.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A Randolph County address carries one of its 3 ZIP codes, 39836, 39840 and 39886 among them. Clay County and Terrell County are the counties nearest to Randolph County.
The right to bring a claim expires. The period is measured from the moment the dispute arose, and once it has run the court can refuse the case.
| Type of claim | How long you have |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 4 years |
| Property damage | 4 years |
| Personal injury | 2 years |
Randolph County, population about 6,085, is covered by the table above. The same periods apply in Randolph County as in nearby Clay County and Terrell County, which are in the same state.
Money owed under a contract in Georgia generally accrues interest at 7% per year before judgment (Ga. Code §7-4-2, §7-4-15).
Want to estimate what interest adds to your claim? Use the Squabble interest calculator to see the running total before you file.
The rate above is the one for Randolph County, population about 6,085. It is the same rate across all 3 Randolph County ZIP codes.
Check that the amount is within the limit and that you're inside the statute of limitations for your claim type.
Use the other side's correct legal name, describe the dispute, and show how the money adds up.
File with the Randolph County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $45–$75 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Service comes after the date is set. File the server's proof once the papers have been delivered.
Sort the documents and exhibits in advance so they can be handed up in order.
Attend, in the courtroom or by video where the court allows it, put your case, and hear the ruling.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
Coleman, Cuthbert and Shellman are among the places in Randolph County that filings come from. Randolph County has a population of about 6,085.
The hearing is brief and informal. The judge asks the questions, and most people speak for themselves.
Coleman, Cuthbert and Shellman are among the Randolph County places a hearing can draw parties from. Hearings in Randolph County cases are listed at Randolph County Magistrate Court in Cuthbert.
The decision settles who owes what. Turning it into money is a separate stage, and the tools the court makes available differ by state.
Some states permit part of the debtor's wages to be diverted to the judgment until it is cleared.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Recording the judgment locally can place a lien against real property in the debtor's name.
You may also apply for an order compelling the debtor to attend and disclose income and assets on oath. Interest generally continues at the rate the state sets until the debt is met.
Coleman, Cuthbert and Shellman are among the Randolph County places a judgment debtor may live in. The judgment in a Randolph County case comes from Randolph County Magistrate Court in Cuthbert.
Checked August 2026. Because courts revise fees, limits and procedures, confirm the current position before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Randolph County case for you.
