Name: Kenneth Brant Stephens V Kayla Denise Chavous - Case #21CV00434
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Court

Georgia Unified PeachCourt

Georgia

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Case Information

Filed 2021-10-06

Type Paternity/legitimation

Docket 152 entries

Disposition final dispos

Parties

Plaintiff Stephens, Kenneth Brant

Defendant Chavous, Kayla Denise

Judge

Hon. Kathy S Palmer

Emanuel County (GA)

Georgia

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Docket Entries

2025-12-10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - RODNEY QUESENBERRY
2021-10-06 VERIFICATION
2021-10-06 PLAINTIFF'S FIRST INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT
2021-10-06 PLAINTIFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO DEFENDANT
2021-10-06 UNIFORM SUPERIOR COURT RULE 5.2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
2021-10-06 NOTICE OF HEARING
2021-10-06 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - NOTICE OF HEARING
2021-10-06 PROPOSED ORDER - CASE DISPOSITION
2021-10-06 SUMMONS FOR CHAVOUS, KAYLA DENISE.
2021-10-06 INITIATION FORM
2021-10-07 SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE, PERSONAL
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - AUSTIN STERLING
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - BRITTANY WILSON
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - CANDACE STEPHENS
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - CHRISTINA SNADER
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - HALEY USSERY
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - JACKSON DURAN
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - JASON DURAN
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - JOSH BUTTS
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - KACIE BRAGG
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - KENDRA FISHER
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - LINDSEY ODUM
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - LUKE FISHER
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - MARK MITCHELL
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - MICHAEL SNADER
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - MILDRED NIEGOWSKI
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - STACEY HERRON
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - TRINITY MCKINNEY
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - KELLI DURAN
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - LORENE DURAN
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - LINDA COOK
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - ADAM DUPREE 1 OF 2
2021-10-13 AFFIDAVIT - ADAM DUPREE 2 OF 2
2021-10-13 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - AFFIDAVITS
2021-10-14 FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT
2021-10-14 CHILD SUPPORT WORKSHEET
2021-10-18 MOTION TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM
2021-10-18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION TO APPOINT GUARDIAN AD LITEM
2021-10-18 NOTICE OF HEARING
2021-10-18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - NOTICE OF HEARING
2021-10-19 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE, COS - LAUREN SHURLING KIRKLAND FOR INTERVENER - CHARLENE C DUPREE
2021-10-19 EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE IN LEGITIMIZATION AND MOTION SEEKING CUSTODY AS EQUITABLE CAREGIVER, EXHIBIT - AFFIDAVIT OF MOVANT
2021-10-19 VERIFICATION - EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE IN LEGITIMIZATION AND MOTION SEEKING CUSTODY AS EQUITABLE CAREGIVER
2021-10-19 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE IN LEGITIMIZATION AND MOTION SEEKING CUSTODY AS EQUITABLE CAREGIVER
2021-10-19 NOTICE OF EMERGENCY HEARING, COS - EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE IN LEGITIMIZATION AND MOTION SEEKING CUSTODY AS EQUITABLE CAREGIVER
2021-11-01 NOTICE OF FILING AFFIDAVITS
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - DANA BURTON
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - ELIZABETH NESMITH
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - GAIL PIERCE
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - JULIE SMITH
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - KATHLEEN (KATHY) SCHAEFER
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - DEBORAH JOHNSON
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - MONICA GARRETT
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - MELBA MCDANIEL
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - MARY GEORGIA MOORE
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - MELANIE PAGE
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - PAULA FROST
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - PATRICIA MURPHY
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - RITA HOWARD
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - RUSTIN HOWARD PARKER
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - STACY RANDALL
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - STEVE TURNER
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - SHARRON WINGE
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - SABRINA WOODRUFF
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - TANYA COURSEY
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - WENDY DALLEY
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT -WILLA JEAN DUPREE & JIMMY DUPREE
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - RITA PONDER
2021-11-01 AFFIDAVIT - TERESA MCDONALD
2021-11-01 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - NOTICE OF FILING AFFIDAVITS AND 25 AFFIDAVITS
2021-11-05 DEFENDANT'S ANSWER
2021-11-15 NOTICE OF HEARING **12/02/2021 AT 10AM
2021-11-15 CERTIFICATE OF SERIVCE (NOH)
2021-11-18 SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING OF AFFIDAVITS
2021-11-18 AFFIDAVIT OF SHEILA THIGPEN
2021-11-18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - NOTICE OF FILING OF AFFIDAVIT AND AFFIDAVIT
2021-11-30 SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING OF AFFIDAVITS
2021-11-30 AFFIDAVIT OF SUSANNA MEREDITH
2021-11-30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING OF AFFIDAVITS AND AFFIDAVIT
2021-12-01 LETTER OF CONFLICT
2021-12-08 ORDER OF RECUSAL AND REFERRAL, COS REFERRED TO HONORABLE SARAH F WALL
2021-12-13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR LAUREN S KIRKLAND, EFFECTIVE 12/22/2021-12/24/2021
2021-12-13 ORDER OF APPOINTMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SENIOR JUDGE KATHY S PALMER, COS WITH EXHIBITS
2021-12-15 CONSENT ORDER FOR LEGITIMATION
2021-12-16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (C0NSENT FOR LEGITIMATION)
2021-12-16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (CONSENT ORDER FOR LEGITIMATION) TO CHAVOUS
2021-12-23 ORDER OF APPOINTMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SENIOR JUDGE KATHY S. PALMER
2021-12-26 INTERIM ORDER
2021-12-29 COPY OF CONSENT ORDER OF LEGITIMATION SENT THROUGH US MAIL SERVICE TO KAYLA DENISE CHAVOUS 208 SECOND ST., JACKSON, SC 29831 WAS RETURNED "UNABLE TO FORWARD" ON 12/29/2021
2022-01-25 NOTICE OF HEARING
2022-01-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - NOTICE OF HEARING
2022-01-25 MOTION TO HAVE ADDITIONAL WITNESS AT HEARING
2022-01-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION TO HAVE ADDITIONAL WITNESS AT HEARING
2022-01-25 MOTION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
2022-01-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
2022-01-25 MOTION FOR HOME EVALUATION
2022-01-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION FOR HOME EVALUATION
2022-01-25 MOTION FOR DRUG TESTING
2022-01-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION FOR DRUG TESTING
2022-01-31 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE, COS - SARAH FLOYD BLAKE FOR DEFENDANT
2022-01-31 AMENDED ENTRY OF APPEARANCE/NOTICE OF REPRESENTATION, COS - DEFENDANT
2022-02-09 AFFIDAVIT OF CHARLES CYPRESS
2022-02-09 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - CHARLES CYPRESS
2022-02-24 RULE 5.2 CERTIFICATE - DEFENDANT'S 1ST INTERROGATORIES AND 1ST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION ON DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF
2022-02-25 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - SARAH FLOYD BLAKE
2022-03-01 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR SARAH BLAKE, EFFECTIVE 3/31/2022-4/12/2022
2022-03-08 RULE 5.2 CERTIFICATE - DEFENDANT'S FIRST RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES AND RFP
2022-03-09 ORDER GRANTING CONTINUANCE - MOVED TO EMANUEL CO 3/28/22 AT 10:00 AM
2022-03-23 AFFIDAVIT - TAYLOR HARLING WITH ATTACHMENTS
2022-03-23 AFFIDAVIT - KEN WILSON-STEPPINGSTONES WITH ATTACHMENTS
2022-03-25 AFFIDAVIT OF TAYLOR HARLING WITH ATTACHMENT
2022-03-25 AFFIDAVIT OF TYLER WARRICK
2022-03-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - AFFIDAVIT OF TYLER WARRICK
2022-04-18 ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM - COURTNEY ANDERSON
2022-05-25 TEMPORARY CONSENT ORDER - NEW DATE 8/11/2022 CANDLER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, METTER GA
2022-07-29 CORRESPONDENCE - EMAIL LETTING THE COURT KNOW THAT THE 8/11/22 SPECIAL SET HEARING IN CANDLER COUNTY IS BEING REMOVED.
2022-08-25 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL - MALONE HART FOR PLAINTIFF
2022-08-25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION
2022-10-11 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR LAUREN S KIRKLAND, EFFECTIVE 10/11/2022-10/14/2022
2022-10-17 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - TINA MADDOX
2022-11-03 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR WILLIAM M MALONE HART PC, EFFECTIVE 12/12/2022-12/21/2022 REASON: FOAMILY VACATION
2022-11-03 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - MALONE HART DEC 12TH - 21ST
2022-11-21 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - LAUREN KIRKLAND
2022-11-22 NOTICE OF LEAVE OF ABSENCE - LAUREN KIRKLAND
2022-11-30 MOTION TO INTERVENE AND COMPLAINT FOR CUSTODY , VERIFICATION, JACK CHAVOUS, VERIFICATION OF CWYN CHAVOUS, COS
2022-12-06 RULE NISI HEARING 12/10/22 AT 10:00 VIA ZOOM
2022-12-06 AGREEMENT - GUARDIAN AD LITEM REPORT (TO BE SEALED), COS
2022-12-07 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, COS
2022-12-07 PETITIONER'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO INTERVENE FILED BY CHARLENCE C DUPREE, COS
2022-12-07 PETITION RESPONSE TO MOTION TO INTERVINE FILED BY JACK CHAVOUS AND GWYN CHAVOUS, COS
2022-12-21 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR LAUREN S KIRKLAND, EFFECTIVE 11/23/2022-11/25/2022
2022-12-27 CIVIL SUPERIOR COURT PENDING CASES REPORT
2023-01-24 NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING, COS 3/38/23 AT 10:00 AM
2023-01-30 CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO UNIFORM SUPERIOR COURT RULE 5.2
2023-02-09 CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO UNIFORM SUPPERIOR COURT RULE 5.2 CERTIFICATE
2023-02-13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR LAUREN S KIRKLAND, EFFECTIVE 2/20/2023-2/20/2023
2023-02-22 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR SARAH BLAKE, EFFECTIVE 3/31/2023-4/11/2023
2023-02-22 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - SARAH FLOYD BLAKE
2023-03-02 NOTICE OF SUPOENA ISSUED
2023-03-03 CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO UNIFORM SUPERIOR RULE 5.2
2023-03-03 DISMISSAL OF MOTION TO INTERVENE
2023-03-17 NOTICE TO WITHDRAW
2023-03-17 NOTIFICATION CERTIFICATE
2023-03-17 EFILED DOCUMENT:MISCELLANEOUS
2023-03-22 DOMESTIC RELATIONS FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT, COS
2023-03-23 CERTIFICATE PURSANT UNIFORM SUPERIOR COURT RULE 5.2
2023-03-27 FINAL ORDER, EXHIBITS
2023-04-07 FINAL DISPOSITION FORM
2023-11-20 DEFENDANT'S ANSWER TO PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR CONTEMPT, COS
2024-07-02 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - RODNEY QUESENBERRY
2025-03-04 LEAVE OF ABSENCE - RODNEY QUESENBERRY
2025-06-17 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR WILLIAM M MALONE HART, EFFECTIVE 11/26/2025-11/28/2025

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