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; Civil Code 1910, § 2964; Code 1933, § 30-122; Ga. L. 1946, p. 90, § 12; Ga. L. 1960, p. 1024, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 466, § 5.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 19-5-1. Total Divorces Authorized; Trial; Referral for Alternative Dispute Resolution
§ 19-5-2. Residence Requirements; Venue
§ 19-5-3. Grounds for Total Divorce
§ 19-5-4. Effect of Collusion, Consent, Guilt of Like Conduct, or Condonation
§ 19-5-5. Petition; Contents and Verification; Demand for Detailed Statement
§ 19-5-6. Grant of Divorce to Respondent Without Necessity of Counterclaim
§ 19-5-7. Transfer of Property After Filing of Petition; Lis Pendens Notice
§ 19-5-8. Pleading and Practice
§ 19-5-9. Incompetency to Serve as Juror
§ 19-5-11. Use of Confession as Evidence; Corroboration
§ 19-5-12. Form of Judgment and Decree
§ 19-5-13. Disposition of Property in Accordance With Verdict
§ 19-5-16. Restoration of Maiden or Prior Name
§ 19-5-17. Determination of Parties’ Rights; Preventing Remarriage Forbidden