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Collusion as a Defense to Divorce in Georgia
Georgia will not grant a fault-ground divorce that the spouses arranged between themselves for the purpose of ending the marriage.
Read MoreDid No-Fault Divorce End Georgia's Collusion Rules?
Georgia's courts say the 1973 no-fault ground changed the state's public policy on divorce, but the collusion bar was never repealed.
Read MoreDoes a Settlement Agreement Count as Collusion in a Georgia Divorce?
A normal Georgia divorce settlement dividing property, setting custody, and waiving service is not collusion and does not bar the divorce.
Read MoreIs 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.
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