Find Civil Court Records in Kennesaw

Civil court records for Kennesaw, Georgia are held at the Cobb County Superior Court and State Court in Marietta. Kennesaw falls entirely within Cobb County, so any civil case filed by or against a Kennesaw party goes into the Cobb County court system. That includes breach of contract suits, personal injury claims, civil judgments, property disputes, and landlord-tenant matters. You can search Kennesaw civil records for free through the CourtConnect online portal or in person at the Marietta courthouse. This page walks you through where to search, what to expect, and how to get copies of civil records tied to Kennesaw cases.

Where Kennesaw Civil Records Are Filed

Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, so the county court system in Marietta holds all civil court records for cases that arise in Kennesaw. There is no stand-alone Kennesaw civil court. The Cobb County Superior Court Clerk at 70 Haynes Street, Marietta, GA 30090 handles civil cases with no dollar limit, including major contract disputes, property litigation, civil rights claims, and appeals from lower courts. The phone number for that office is 770-528-1300. For details on the full county civil records system, visit the Cobb County civil court records page.

The Cobb County State Court Clerk at 12 East Park Square, Marietta, GA 30090 maintains records for civil cases under State Court's jurisdiction, including personal injury and contract matters in its range. Civil cases from Kennesaw that are filed in State Court appear in the CourtConnect system. You can reach the State Court civil division at 770-528-1216. Chief Judge Eric Brewton leads State Court, and the court administrator is reachable at 770-528-2622.

If a civil judgment from a Kennesaw case gets recorded as a lien against real property, it also shows up in the Cobb County land records indexed at the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority at gsccca.org. Checking both the court docket and the GSCCCA instrument records gives the most complete picture of a civil case's impact on property in Kennesaw.

Courthouse Serving Kennesaw Civil Cases

All civil cases filed in Kennesaw go through the Cobb County Justice Center complex in Marietta. Superior Court civil filings are processed at 70 Haynes Street. The clerk's civil counter accepts new complaints, motions, and other civil documents during standard weekday business hours. If you are unsure which court has jurisdiction over a Kennesaw civil matter, the clerk staff can help you identify the right court based on the claim amount and type.

The State Court is nearby at 12 East Park Square in Marietta. State Court handles civil jury trials and matters within its limited jurisdiction. Self-represented Kennesaw parties can file in person at either clerk office. Attorneys filing Kennesaw civil cases in Superior Court are required to submit documents through the Odyssey eFileGA system at efilega.tylertech.cloud. Kennesaw residents who prefer electronic filing as pro se filers can also use that portal.

The Kennesaw Municipal Court exists but handles city ordinance violations and traffic citations only. Civil court records for lawsuits, judgments, and disputes involving Kennesaw parties are not maintained at Kennesaw Municipal Court.

Kennesaw Civil Records Online Search

CourtConnect is the primary free tool for searching Kennesaw civil court records online. The system covers Cobb County State Court civil cases from March 17, 1997 through the present. You can search by party name, case number, citation number, or date. Each result shows the filing date, case type, party names, and current case status. The system handles up to 5,000 results per query, which is sufficient for most Kennesaw-related civil record searches by name.

For Kennesaw civil cases filed in Superior Court, the re:SearchGA platform at researchga.tylerhost.net provides online docket access. This statewide platform lets you search multiple Georgia counties at once, which is useful when a Kennesaw civil matter involves parties from Cherokee, Bartow, or another neighboring county. The statewide search covers civil case types including contract claims, property disputes, and civil judgments.

The image below shows the Cobb County CourtConnect information page, which explains how to use the system and what civil record types from Kennesaw and across Cobb County are available to search online.

The Cobb County CourtConnect information page explains the search fields, case number formats, and the types of civil court records from Kennesaw cases that are available in the online system.

CourtConnect refreshes nightly, so newly filed Kennesaw civil cases typically appear within one business day of filing and processing by the clerk's office.

Filing Civil Cases Involving Kennesaw Parties

To start a civil case related to a Kennesaw matter, you file at the Cobb County Superior Court or State Court in Marietta, depending on your claim type and amount. Superior Court at 70 Haynes Street is the right venue for large civil claims, property disputes, and cases with no statutory cap. State Court at 12 East Park Square handles personal injury cases, certain contract disputes, and other civil matters within its range. For civil claims under $15,000, Magistrate Court in Cobb County is an option, though Magistrate cases are not part of the online CourtConnect system and must be accessed directly.

New civil filings in Cobb County Superior Court require a complaint, a summons, and a case filing information form under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-7.1. Once the clerk accepts the filing, it becomes a permanent civil court record for the Kennesaw matter. Service on a Kennesaw defendant is handled through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office or a licensed process server. After service is completed and proof of service is filed, the civil record updates to reflect that information.

Copy requests for Kennesaw civil records can be made at the clerk office in person or by written request by mail. Standard per-page fees apply for plain copies, and certified copies carry a higher per-page rate. For recorded civil judgment instruments, the GSCCCA eCertification portal at gsccca.org lets you order certified document copies online without a trip to Marietta.

Note: Cherokee County, which borders Cobb to the north, also handles civil cases for communities on or near the county line. Confirm your case's proper venue before filing if you are uncertain which county has jurisdiction.

Related Civil Record Sources for Kennesaw

Beyond the Cobb County court system, civil records for Kennesaw parties can appear in several statewide databases. The GSCCCA platform indexes recorded civil judgments, security deeds, UCC filings, and related instruments for Cobb County. If a Kennesaw civil case resulted in a recorded lien or judgment, that document appears in GSCCCA alongside the standard Superior Court docket entry. Searching both systems ensures you capture all public record dimensions of a Kennesaw civil matter.

CourtTRAX at courttrax.org is a Georgia-specific civil record aggregator that can pull data from Cobb and neighboring counties at the same time. This is useful for due diligence work or when you need to check whether a Kennesaw party has civil filings in multiple counties. The FANS property fraud alert system at fans.gsccca.org is available to Kennesaw property owners who want to be notified of any documents recorded against their Cobb County property, which is relevant when civil judgments are recorded as liens.

Nearby Cities with Civil Court Pages

These qualifying cities near Kennesaw have their own civil court records pages. Civil cases from most of these cities also go through the Cobb County court system in Marietta.