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Void Judgments and Personal Jurisdiction
A Georgia money judgment entered without personal jurisdiction is void and can be attacked at any time, unless you gave the court jurisdiction yourself.
Read MoreWaiving a Jurisdiction Objection in Georgia
If you do not raise lack of personal jurisdiction in your first responsive pleading or by motion, you lose it, and you cannot revive it after judgment.
Read MoreChanging Your Domicile to File in Georgia
Your domicile changes only when you actually move and intend to stay. Announcing the plan does nothing until you act on it.
Read MoreDoes Georgia Divorce Require Residence or Domicile?
Georgia's six month divorce requirement is a domicile requirement, so living here and being domiciled here are not the same thing.
Read MoreFiling for Divorce in Georgia as a Nonresident
A nonresident can file for divorce in Georgia if the spouse being sued has lived in this state and in that county for six months.
Read MoreGeorgia's One Year Military Divorce Exception
A person who has lived on a Georgia army post or military reservation for one year can file for divorce in an adjacent county.
Read MoreGeorgia's Six Month Residency Rule for Divorce
You must have been a bona fide Georgia resident for the six months immediately before you file your divorce petition.
Read MoreIs Georgia's Divorce Residency Rule Constitutional?
No Georgia court has struck down the six month residency requirement, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a longer one in another state.
Read MoreIs Georgia's Residency Rule Jurisdictional?
The six month residency requirement is subject matter jurisdiction, not a pleading formality, and it cannot be waived or agreed around.
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