Information on Divorce, Georgia.
Georgia divorce is referred to as petition for divorce. The divorce process will begin when one spouse files for divorce and the other spouse is served. Now you must be a resident of Georgia for at least 6 months and a resident of the county. To get a divorce in Georgia you can simply state that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that there is no chance of either spouse wanting the marriage to work. In Georgia you do not need to show any wrong doing of a spouse in the marriage to do through with the divorce. Now lets stop for a minute, that is if both spouses are in agreement of the divorce. If either spouse does not agree with the divorce then the spouse must prove one of the following on this list.
1. That your spouse is mentally incapable, now this must be proved, the the divorce process can proceed.
2. An alcohol or drug addiction, that has just worn the marriage down, and you can no longer handle it, then the divorce can proceed.
3. That you were deserted for at least a year, and have proof of this, the the divorce can proceed.
4. That there was adultery in the marriage, the divorce process and proceed.
5. Abuse or extreme cruelty in the marriage, the divorce process can proceed.
6. Sexual abuse against your or your children. the divorce process will proceed.
7. Your spouse was pregnant by another man then her husband, the divorce process can proceed.
8. A mental illness that is not curable,the divorce process can proceed.
As I said before, the divorce process will begin when one spouse files for divorce, the other spouse is then served and given a reasonable amount of time to respond to the divorce papers. Now everything can go smooth if both spouses are in agreement just like other states, if everyone agrees on the divorce, child support, child custody, debt division, property division then the divorce can be finalized out of court. If not a divorce date will be scheduled for trial.