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A Void Second Marriage as a Defense to a Georgia Divorce
A marriage entered while one spouse was still married to someone else is void from the start, though Georgia law lets it be cured.
Read MoreAttacking Your Spouse's Fraudulent Prior Divorce in Georgia
If your spouse's earlier out-of-state divorce was obtained by lying about residency, you can attack it right in your own Georgia case.
Read MoreRaising a Prior Undissolved Marriage as a Defense in a Georgia Divorce
If your spouse never dissolved an earlier marriage, your marriage is not valid, and it is your spouse who has to prove otherwise.
Read MoreWhen You Cannot Deny That Your Own Georgia Divorce Was Valid
A spouse who went along with a divorce decree can be estopped from turning around years later and calling it void.
Read MoreIs Inherited Property Marital Property in Georgia?
Property you inherit stays your separate property in a Georgia divorce, unless you put your spouse's name on it.
Read MoreAdultery as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Adultery is one of Georgia's thirteen grounds for divorce, and the statute reaches any adultery committed after the marriage.
Read MoreCan You Record Your Spouse to Prove Adultery in Georgia?
Secretly recording your spouse's private conversations is a crime in Georgia, and the recording cannot be used in your divorce for any purpose.
Read MoreDoes Adultery After Separation Still Count in Georgia?
Separating does not end the marriage, and adultery committed after the parties separate is still adultery under Georgia's divorce statute.
Read MoreHow Do You Prove Adultery in a Georgia Divorce?
The spouse who alleges adultery has to prove it, and since 2013 both spouses are competent to testify about it.
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