Defenses to Divorce
Legal defenses available to a spouse contesting a divorce in Georgia.
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Is an Agreement Not to Contest a Divorce Void in Georgia?
Georgia once voided any agreement in which a spouse promised not to defend a divorce, but that rule was overruled in 1981.
Read MoreWhy Georgia Will Not Let Spouses Agree to a Divorce
A Georgia divorce is a matter of public concern, so the parties cannot create the grounds for one by agreement between themselves.
Read MoreCan Condoned Misconduct Be Revived in a Georgia Divorce?
In Georgia, acts a spouse forgave come back into the case if the other spouse returns to the same conduct.
Read MoreCan You Take Back a Condonation in Georgia?
Once a Georgia spouse has forgiven misconduct and resumed the marriage, changing your mind does not undo the forgiveness or revive the old case.
Read MoreCondonation as a Defense to Divorce in Georgia
Georgia law bars a divorce where the complaining spouse forgave the misconduct and resumed living together.
Read MoreCondonation in Georgia Is Conditional Forgiveness
Georgia treats a spouse's forgiveness of marital misconduct as given on an implied condition that the conduct will stop.
Read MoreCondonation Is an Affirmative Defense in Georgia
In a Georgia divorce, condonation is something the defending spouse must raise and prove at trial on the merits.
Read MoreCondonation Must Be Raised Before the Verdict in Georgia
In Georgia, condonation is a defense to a pending divorce action and is not a ground for setting aside a decree that has already been entered.
Read MoreContinuous Cruel Treatment Cannot Be Condoned in Georgia
Where a Georgia divorce rests on a course of conduct that worsened over time, staying in the marriage while it went on is not condonation.
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