When a petition for divorce is filed, the respondent may recriminate in his answer and ask a divorce in his favor. If, at the trial, the court or jury believes that the respondent rather than the petitioner is entitled to a divorce, they may so find upon legal proof.
History. Ga. L. 1863-64, p. 45, § 1; Code 1868, § 1717; Code 1873, § 1718; Code 1882, § 1718; Civil Code 1895, § 2433; Civil Code 1910, § 2952; Code 1933, § 30-106; Ga. L. 1946, p. 90, § 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