Monday Record for September 7

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The Anniston Star ● Monday, September 7, 2009

MONDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY

OFF TO WORK ... WITH A COURT SPECIALIST

Sharon Kirby ‘on the front line’ of the court system BY BILL EDWARDS bedwards@annistonstar.com

Sharon Kirby’s job sometimes puts her near the flames of personal conflict, but after more than 30 years of working in the Calhoun County Circuit Clerk’s office, she knows that a calm and helpful demeanor can cool them to at least a temporary ember. When she goes off to work, it’s to help people initiate the process of divorce. The Saks woman’s title is court specialist. “We file divorce (paperwork) as it comes in, give it a case number, and whether it goes to a judge or is served on a defendant,” Kirby said recently in the office suite on the fifth floor of the courthouse. Sometimes it’s the divorcing person’s attorney initiating the filing, but compared to years back, more people are trying to file the paperwork themselves. “We’re getting more and more pro se-ers,” Kirby said, using the Latin phrase for do-it-yourself lawyering. But that can cause problems when people try to get more information out of her than she’s legally allowed to give. “It’s aggravating on both ends” sometimes, she said. “Some of them get frustrated.” But, she added, “The friendlier they are, the more I try to help them out without going over the line.” She can only take the paperwork pursuant to initiating the divorce. In fact, she can’t refuse to take it, no matter how incompletely it’s filled out. Please see WORK ❙ Page 3

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Sharon Kirby, a court specialist for Circuit Clerk Ted Hooks, sits at her desk behind a window .

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