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Recording a Deed or Document in Forsyth County, GA
Forsyth County (population 251,287) records real-property documents through the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courts (Greg G. Allen). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Forsyth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Forsyth County Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courts (Greg G. Allen)
- Mailing address
- 101 East Courthouse Square, 1st Floor - Suite 1007, Cumming, GA 30040
- Phone
- (770) 781-2120
- Website
- forsythclerk.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Forsyth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deeds/security deeds), per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 statewide fee schedule
- Additional pages
- No separate additional-page fee under the current flat-fee statute (eliminated statewide effective 1/1/2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courts (Greg G. Allen) before you mail a check.
What Forsyth County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font, per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form required; statewide margin rule applies: 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font (O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61)
- Hours & turnaround
- GSCCCA eFiled documents typically process within a few business days
Can you e-record in Forsyth County?
Forsyth County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Forsyth County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Forsyth County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Forsyth County Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courts (Greg G. Allen).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Forsyth County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Forsyth County property are searchable at Forsyth County Board of Assessors. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Forsyth County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Forsyth County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Forsyth County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.