This divorce package includes (1) Information about Divorce, (2) Forms List, (3) Forms Explanations, (4) Instructions and Steps, (5) Checklist, (6) Forms and (7) Access to Divorce Law Summary for Your State. The forms include the required petition or complaint, waiver, separation agreement, financial reporting statements, judgment and other forms to complete your divorce.
Georgia Residency Requirement
According to the Georgia Divorce Laws and Georgia Divorce Guidelines, to get divorced in Georgia, either one of the spouses must have been a resident of of the state for at least 6 months.
Place of Divorce (Venue)
The case may be filed in:
(1) County in which the plaintiff resides
(2) County in which the defendant resides
Time To Divorce
The dissolution of marriage time limit in Georgia is usually 30 days.
Georgia Grounds for Divorce
Grounds for a No-Fault divorce:
(1) Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage
Grounds for a Fault based divorce:
(1) Impotence
(2) adultery
(3) conviction of and imprisonment of over 2 years for an offense involving moral turpitude
(4) alcoholism and/or drug addiction
(5) confinement for incurable insanity
(6) separation caused by mental illness
(7) willful desertion
(8) cruel and inhuman treatment which endangers the life of the spouse (9) habitual intemperance (drunkenness)
(10) consent to marriage was obtained by fraud, duress, or force
(11) spouse lacked mental capacity to consent including incapacity resulting from drug or alcohol use
(12) the wife was pregnant by another at the time of the marriage unknown to the husband
(13) incest
NOTE: Regardless of the reason of the breakdown of the marriage or the reason for filing for divorce in Georgia, the Divorce Do It Yourself Service will do divorces on an “Agreed” basis or a “Default” basis.
An Agreed Divorce , defined by Georgia divorce guidelines and Georgia divorce laws, is a scenario where the spouses agree on the terms of the divorce such as Georgia property distribution, Georgia child support, or Georgia child custody. Most of our clients (75%) prefer the Agreed Divorce method and both spouses sign the divorce papers and are agreed to the terms of divorce.
A Default Divorce , according to the Georgia divorce guidelines and Georgia divorce laws, is a divorce where the other spouse doesn’t sign the Georgia Divorce forms or Georgia divorce papers, he/she doesn’t do anything at all with the divorce. They simply default on the case and the spouse who files for divorce gets whatever was asked for in the original paperwork.
Process to file for Divorce in Georgia
There are only three basic procedural steps to a divorce:
File Georgia Divorce Papers (Georgia Divorce Forms)
Notify Spouse of your filing for divorce in Georgia
Attend your Georgia divorce hearing