Title 19 — Domestic Relations
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O.C.G.A. § 19-5-10 Venue, §19-5-2
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Foreign divorce decrees, §19-6-27. DNA. Paternity. Rebuttable presumption, §19-7-46. DOCKETS. Attachment docket. Entry on, §18-3-75. Uniform reciprocal enforcement of support. Docketing case for hearing, §19-11-79. DOMESTIC ABUSE. Child abuse and neglect. General provisions, §§19…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-11 Use of confession as evidence; corroboration
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The confessions of a party to acts of adultery or cruel treatment shall be received with great caution; if unsupported by corroborating circumstances and if made with a view to be evidence in the case, such confessions shall not be deemed sufficient to grant a divorce. History. O…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-12 Form of judgment and decree
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(a) A final judgment of divorce shall be prepared so as to conform to the pleadings and the evidence and may restore a maiden or prior name, if requested. It shall be prepared in form substantially as follows: “FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE Upon consideration of this case, upon eviden…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-13 Garnishment
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Order of trial, §18-4-19. U UNCLES. Child care, power of attorney delegating caregiving authority, §§19-9-120 to 19-9-134. 1442 INDEX UNCLES —Cont’d Child custody, §19-7-1. UNCORROBORATED CONFESSIONS. Divorce. Adultery or cruel treatment, §19-5-11. V UNDERAGE MARRIAGE, §19-3-2. E…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-14 New trial
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New trials may be granted in actions for divorce as in other cases. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1679; Code 1868, § 1722; Code 1873, § 1723; Code 1882, § 1723; Civil Code 1895, § 2441; Civil Code 1910, § 2960; Code 1933, § 30-130.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-15 Effect of divorce
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A total divorce annuls a marriage from the time of the rendition of the decree, unless the divorce is granted for a cause rendering the marriage void originally, in which case the divorce serves to annul the marriage from its inception. However, the issue of the marriage shall no…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-16 Restoration of maiden or prior name
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In all divorce actions, a party may pray in his pleadings for the restoration of a maiden or prior name. If a divorce is granted, the judgment or decree shall specify and restore to the party the name so prayed for in the pleadings. History. Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 121, § 1; Code 1882…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-17 Determination of parties’ rights; preventing remarriage forbidden
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When a divorce is granted, the jury or the judge, as the case may be, shall determine the rights of the parties. No person shall be placed under a disability that would prevent remarriage. History. Code 1868, § 1726; Code 1873, § 1727; Code 1882, § 1727; Civil Code 1895, § 2445; …
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-2 Residence requirements; venue
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No court shall grant a divorce to any person who has not been a bona fide resident of this state for six months before the filing of the petition for divorce, provided that any person who has been a resident of any United States army post or military reservation within this state f…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-3 Grounds for total divorce
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The following grounds shall be sufficient to authorize the granting of a total divorce: (1) Intermarriage by persons within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity; (2) Mental incapacity at the time of the marriage; (3) Impotency at the time of the marriage; (4) Force…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-4 Desertion
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Effect of collusion, consent or condonation, §19-5-4. Willful and continued desertion. Grounds, §19-5-3. Detailed statement of facts, demand for, §19-5-5. Determination of parties’ rights, §19-5-17. Disability preventing remarriage prohibited, §19-5-17. Domicile, §19-5-2. General…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-5 Filing
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Transfer of property after filing, §19-5-7. Sufficiency of allegations, §19-5-5.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-7 Sufficiency of allegations, §19-5-5
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Verification, §19-5-5. Pleadings and practice, §19-5-8. Confessions. Use as evidence, §19-5-11. Counterclaim. Grant of divorce to respondent without necessity of counterclaim, §19-5-6. Evidentiary attacks on prior judgments, §19-5-10. Evidentiary hearings, §19-5-10. Undefended div…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-8 Pleading and practice
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The same rules of pleading and practice applicable to ordinary civil actions shall apply to actions for divorce, alimony, and custody of minor children, except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter. No verdict or judgment by default shall be taken in any such case but…
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-9 Incompetency to serve as juror
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A juror who has conscientious scruples as to the granting of divorces shall be incompetent to serve in divorce cases. At the request of either party, the court may question the panel concerning such scruples. History. Laws 1840, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 225; Code 1863, § 1681; Code…