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 the allegations of the pleadings shall be established to the satisfaction of the court by the verified pleadings, by affidavit, by evidentiary hearing, or otherwise, as provided in Code Section 19-5-10.
History. Ga. L. 1895, p. 44, § 9; Civil Code 1895, §§ 2440, 5074; Civil Code 1910, §§ 2959, 5658; Code 1933, § 30-113; Ga. L. 1958, p. 315, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 226, § 44; Ga. L. 1987, p. 565, § 1.
Law reviews.
For article, “The 1967 Amendments to the Georgia Civil Practice Act and the Appellate Procedure Act,” see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 383 (1967).
For article, “Georgia Law of Alimony,” see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 54 (1999).
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