Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 5 - Divorce

§ 19-5-1. Total Divorces Authorized; Trial; Referral for Alternative Dispute Resolution - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1669; Ga. L. 1866, p....

§ 19-5-2. Residence Requirements; Venue - No court shall grant a divorce to any person who...

§ 19-5-3. Grounds for Total Divorce - The following grounds shall be sufficient to authorize the granting...

§ 19-5-4. Effect of Collusion, Consent, Guilt of Like Conduct, or Condonation - History. Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 226; Code 1863,...

§ 19-5-5. Petition; Contents and Verification; Demand for Detailed Statement - History. Laws 1802, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 223; Code 1863,...

§ 19-5-6. Grant of Divorce to Respondent Without Necessity of Counterclaim - When a petition for divorce is filed, the respondent may...

§ 19-5-7. Transfer of Property After Filing of Petition; Lis Pendens Notice - After a petition for divorce has been filed, no transfer...

§ 19-5-8. Pleading and Practice - The same rules of pleading and practice applicable to ordinary...

§ 19-5-9. Incompetency to Serve as Juror - A juror who has conscientious scruples as to the granting...

§ 19-5-10. Duty of Judge in Undefended Divorce Cases; Appointment of Attorney; Evidentiary Hearings; Evidentiary Attacks on Prior Judgments - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1687; Code 1868, § 1730;...

§ 19-5-11. Use of Confession as Evidence; Corroboration - The confessions of a party to acts of adultery or...

§ 19-5-12. Form of Judgment and Decree - Click to view Click to view “FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE...

§ 19-5-13. Disposition of Property in Accordance With Verdict - The verdict of the jury disposing of the property in...

§ 19-5-14. New Trial - New trials may be granted in actions for divorce as...

§ 19-5-15. Effect of Divorce - A total divorce annuls a marriage from the time of...

§ 19-5-16. Restoration of Maiden or Prior Name - In all divorce actions, a party may pray in his...

§ 19-5-17. Determination of Parties’ Rights; Preventing Remarriage Forbidden - When a divorce is granted, the jury or the judge,...