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Support After a Divorce for Incurable Mental Illness in Georgia
A Georgia divorce granted for a spouse's incurable mental illness does not end the duty to support that spouse.
Read MoreWhat Are Duress and Menace in a Georgia Divorce?
Georgia defines duress as conduct that overpowers the will, and menace as a threat short of an actual assault, when a marriage is obtained by pressure.
Read MoreWhat Georgia Requires to Get a Divorce for Incurable Mental Illness
OCGA 19-5-3(11) sets out adjudication, confinement, medical certification, and notice requirements, and all of them must be met.
Read MoreWhat Is a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude in Georgia?
Georgia defines moral turpitude as anything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty, or good morals, and the definition comes from a divorce case.
Read MoreWife Pregnant by Another Man as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Georgia allows a divorce where the wife was pregnant by another man at the time of the marriage and the husband did not know it.
Read MoreExceptions to the Mootness Rule in Georgia Family Law Appeals
A Georgia appeal that has become moot must be dismissed, but three recognized exceptions can keep it alive.
Read MoreCan a Prenuptial Agreement Choose Another State's Law in Georgia?
Georgia courts normally honor a choice of law clause in a prenuptial agreement, but Georgia public policy sets the limit.
Read MoreCan a Prenuptial Agreement Control Equitable Division in Georgia?
A Georgia prenuptial agreement can limit what a judge considers in dividing marital property, so long as it passes the Scherer test.
Read MoreDoes a Severability Clause Save a Georgia Prenuptial Agreement?
A Georgia judge deciding whether to enforce a prenuptial agreement is not bound by the agreement's own severability clause.
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