Residency Rules for a Georgia Divorce

GA has strict residency requirement in divorce proceedings. If you DO NOT meet at least one of the residency requirements, you have the following options:
• Establish residency in Georgia for the period time set forth above (this does not mean you have to wait to begin the process of getting your documents).
• Have your spouse do the filing if he or she meets the Georgia residency requirements.
• Choose another state in which you or your spouse meet the requirements (all states are unique, so be sure to check the state in which you were married as an option).
Your divorce won’t be valid unless the court that grants it has what’s called “jurisdiction” over you and your spouse. Federal law provides that in order to make court orders relating to a military retirement plan enforceable, certain special jurisdictional requirements must be met. The divorce proceedings must be filed where the military spouse is domiciled or where the military spouse is a resident, or where both spouses agree to. The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) governs how military retirement benefits are calculated and divided upon divorce. The typical military divorce filing requirements are as follows:
- You or your spouse must reside in Georgia
- You or your spouse must be stationed in Georgia
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The Judge may consider the following factors in a custody dispute:

Age of the children - Some judges still believe that younger children should live with their mothers, especially if the mother has been the primary caregiver.
Living situation of each parent - Sometimes, the parent who stays in the family home is granted custody of the children because it allows the children stability and continuity in their daily lives.

Each parent’s willingness to support the other’s relationship with the
Children - The degree of co-operation between the parents and the record of meeting the parenting schedule will also affect the judge’s decision. A judge is much more likely to grant joint legal custody where you are able to make decisions effectively.

Each parent’s relationship with the children before the divorce - If you were not much involved in your children’s lives during the marriage, but suddenly develop a strong desire to spend more time with the children once the marriage has ended, then the judge will evaluate your change of heart and ensure that the custody request isn’t being made primarily to win out over the other parent.

Children’s preferences - If the child has reached the age of 14 years, the child shall have the right to select the parent with whom he or she desires to live.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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If the child has reached the age of 14 years, the child shall have the right to select the parent with whom he or she desires to live. The child´s selection shall be controlling, unless the parent so selected is determined not to be a fit and proper person to have the custody of the child. Nearly all states use a “best interest of the child” standard in disputed custody cases. This is a rather amorphous standard, and one that lends itself to judges’ subjective beliefs about what’s best for children. There are some factors, though, that you can expect a judge to consider. In Georgia, the court may look into all the circumstances of the parties, including but not limited to; the parental suitability of each parent, the needs of the child, the prior role of each parent, the wishes of the child, the location of the residences of each parent, and any agreement between the parents. These days, most judges believe that it’s good for children to have ongoing and regular contact with both of their parents. Some judges still believe that younger children should live with their mothers, especially if the mother has been the primary caregiver.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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“Custody” includes physical custody - the right to have a child live with you and legal custody - the right to make decisions about the child’s welfare and education A very common arrangement is for one parent to stay in the family home with the kids. The children spend most of their time there and see the other parent at regularly set times. In legal terms, one is the custodial parent and the other the non-custodial parent who has visitation rights. In Georgia, the court may look into all the circumstances of the parties, including but not limited to; the parental suitability of each parent, the needs of the child, the prior role of each parent, the wishes of the child, the location of the residences of each parent, and any agreement between the parents. If the child has reached the age of at least 11 but not 14 years, the court shall consider the desires, if any, and educational needs of the child in determining which parent shall have custody. The court may give one parent sole legal custody if:
• There is so much hostility that parents s imply can’t communicate at all, even about important decisions affecting their children.
• One parent lives a great distance away.
• One parent is abusive or neglectful.
• One parent simply isn’t involved in the child’s day-to-day life and doesn’t spend time with the child.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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In Georgia, as with all other states, the court will always be looking out for the best interests of the children. What you want or your spouse wants is not really relevant until the court says it is. If you have legal custody of your children, it means that you have the right to make decisions about their welfare including things like where they go to school, what religion they practice, whether they need academic tutoring or psychological counseling, and when they go to the doctor. Courts generally prefer that both parents continue to participate in making these decisions for their children just as they did when they were married—in other words, for both parents to share legal custody. This is called joint legal custody. But a judge may give one parent sole legal custody if:
• There is so much hostility that parents s imply can’t communicate at all, even about important decisions affecting their children.
• One parent lives a great distance away.
• One parent is abusive or neglectful.
• One parent simply isn’t involved in the child’s day-to-day life and doesn’t spend time with the child.

Finally, a few judges order joint legal custody, but then designate one parent as the “tie-breaker” in the event the parents can’t agree.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Your divorce won’t be valid unless the court that grants it has what’s called “jurisdiction” over you and your spouse. Federal law provides that in order to make court orders relating to a military retirement plan enforceable, certain special jurisdictional requirements must be met. The divorce proceedings must be filed where the military spouse is domiciled or where the military spouse is a resident, or where both spouses agree to. The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) governs how military retirement benefits are calculated and divided upon divorce. The typical military divorce filing requirements are as follows:
- You or your spouse must reside in Georgia
- You or your spouse must be stationed in Georgia
If you and your spouse agree about where you want to bring your divorce action, you don’t need to worry about jurisdiction. If you both participate in the divorce action without challenging jurisdiction, then the final judgment would probably stand up against a legal challenge later.

The federal laws will not divide and distribute any of the military members retirement to the spouse unless they have been married 10 years or longer while the member has been active duty military.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Having one spouse in the military affects:
• where your divorce will be filed
• how support is calculated
• custody and visitation decisions, and
• pension rights and other benefits.

Service members have certain rights and obligations that are very different from those of civilians. The active duty spouse must be personally served with a summons and a copy of the divorce action in order for a Georgia court to have jurisdiction over the active military member. In an uncontested case, the active duty spouse may not have to be served as long as he or she signs and files a waiver affidavit acknowledging the divorce action. Under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, 50 UCS section 521 the divorce proceeding may be postponed for the entire time the active service member is on duty and for up to 60 days thereafter but an active duty member can waive this right to have the divorce proceedings postponed.

Unless the service member in your family has been in the military an extremely short time and you have limited assets, you absolutely shouldn’t negotiate your divorce or sign a settlement agreement without at least consulting an attorney experienced in military divorce.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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When you are looking for a divorce attorney, you should look around but don’t go around asking your friends for the most cutthroat, litigation happy, no-holds-barred divorce attorney they’ve ever heard of. Never hire an attorney who badmouths your spouse even before their first meeting. Avoid attorneys who tell you that you can get whatever you want out of your spouse if you just fight hard enough. Never rely on an attorney’s statements that your spouse will have to pay all of your attorney’s fees, so it doesn’t matter if you litigate like crazy. You might get your fees back, but then again, you might not.

Hire an attorney who will represent your interests whether that means fighting it out in court or making sure you get into mediation. Ask your divorced friends and family whether they liked their attorneys, and find out why. Meet with more than one attorney to get a sense of what personal style works for you. Pick an attorney who will treat both you and your spouse with respect and who considers the welfare of your children the top priority.

There is no substitute for a face to face meeting when you are trying to select an attorney. If the chemistry between you is not right, it's not going to work. You will not only learn whether an attorney has the necessary expertise, but also whether you could form a comfortable working relationship with him or her.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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The marital settlement agreement will set out your agreements about how you’ll split your property and debts, describe whether and how much spousal support (alimony) will change hands, and detail your arrangements for child support, custody, and visitation. You must consider the following when drawing up a marital settlement agreement:
a) developing a parenting plan that deals with custody, visitation, child support, and all other questions involving your children
b) dividing up your property and debts, including your family home, cars, personal items, financial accounts, and amounts you owe
c) deciding whether either of you will pay spousal support (alimony) to the other and if so, how much

If you have signed a marital settlement agreement, you’ll either need to submit the entire agreement to the court. Your final divorce judgment will state that the marital settlement agreement is incorporated into the judgment. This means that the terms of the settlement agreement will have the force of a judge’s order.

Just as every state has a residency requirement before you can file for divorce, each state also has a waiting period before your divorce can be made final. Georgia law has set specific residency requirements for filing a divorce petition in a court in Georgia. One spouse must have lived in the state of Georgia for 6 months or Georgia must have been the last domicile of the marriage. The residency requirements are provided in the Georgia Code Sections.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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There are three main requirements to file for an uncontested divorce. They are:
• both spouses want to get divorced
• both agree on division property and debts, and
• agree on child custody.

An uncontested divorce means that spouses will decide the issues in the divorce themselves, possibly with the help of a mediator or an attorney, but without needing to ask a judge to decide. Getting an uncontested divorce will mostly involve paperwork. Even in an uncontested divorce, you will need the services of an attorney to look over your marital settlement agreement before you finalize your divorce.

Uncontested divorce can be obtained in three easy steps:
1. One spouse files the initial papers to get the proceedings in motion, and serves copies to the other spouse.
2. Both spouses negotiate and decide how to divide up property and how to handle support, custody, and visitation.
3. Both spouses complete and file the final papers (including the marital settlement agreement, which sets out all property, support and custody decisions) to make the divorce official and get a court’s approval of the agreements made.

Sometimes the spouses agree about property, debts, and child custody before they even start the paperwork.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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A divorce formally dissolves a legal marriage. Divorce in United States is governed by state law. Generally certain residency requirements must be fulfilled before a divorce petition can be filed. Following a divorce, the court must divide the property between the spouses. A court can order one spouse to pay alimony. There are three types of alimony:

• Permanent alimony - the paying spouse continues till death or until the spouse receiving payments remarries.
• Temporary alimony - the payments are made over a short interval of time so that the receiving spouse can stand alone once again.
• Rehabilitative alimony - is paid to help a spouse with lesser employability or earning capacity becomes adjusted to a new post-marital life.

Alimony may be awarded to a spouse unless that spouse is guilty of desertion or adultery. At the time of deciding alimony, the court will consider marital conduct, participation each party had to the marital estate; the length of the marriage; the future financial resources of each party; the age and health of each party; the future earning potential of each party; the net worth of each party's separate property; the standard of living sustained during the marriage; and rehabilitative time one party may need to gain employment.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Every divorce case must go through some kind of court proceeding. Even if both spouses agree about how to divide their property and handle custody, visitation, and support issues, a judge will still have to grant the divorce. In most states, divorce cases, contested and no-fault are handled by a special court generally called “family court,” “domestic relations court,” or “divorce court.” These courts generally deal with only family-related cases such as divorce, child custody and support, and sometimes, adoption. Divorce is stressful for all concerned parties. When there are children from the marriage, the stakes are higher.

Cruel treatment is one of the grounds for divorce in Georgia. If a spouse is in physical danger from the other spouse, the former can do either or both of the following:
• Get out of the house quickly, taking t he children along. See an attorney and file for custody right away, to make sure he or she not accused of kidnapping.
• Go to court and get a restraining order, ordering the other spouse to move out and stay away from the house.

Alimony may be awarded to a spouse unless that spouse is guilty of desertion or adultery. At the time of deciding alimony, the court will consider marital conduct, participation each party had to the marital estate; the length of the marriage; the future financial resources of each party; the age and health of each party; the future earning potential of each party; the net worth of each party's separate property; the standard of living sustained during the marriage; and rehabilitative time one party may need to gain employment.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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In families with children, generally the primary caretaker stays in the house with the children. Generally that person is the mother but it is not the case at all times. If the physical custody of the children is to be shared between the parents, the closer the non-custodial parent can live, the better for the children. This will cut down on the disruption to their studies and social lives.

If you are seeking sole custody of the children, make sure you don’t move out and leave your children behind. If you leave your children behind, the court may infer that you think your spouse is a good parent who can take care of the children without your help. Generally in all civil litigation judges don’t like to disturb the status quo. So if the children are staying with you when you separated from your spouse, it is likely that the final order will direct likewise.

If you’re expecting to share custody anyway, moving out will not cause any problem. But it is advisable in such cases to get your spouse to sign an agreement that says that your moving out won’t affect later decisions about custody and visitation.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Divorce is regulated by state law. Georgia has strict residency requirements for divorce filings. You must meet the residency requirements if you want to file for divorce in Georgia.

At the beginning of the divorce process, the spouses need to come up with a temporary agreement about how they will share time with the children. The spouses should do that as quickly as they can. This will ease the children’s insecurity. Whatever is decided between the spouses must be written down. This arrangement is generally temporary and not something for the long haul. It may take a while to figure out what long-term arrangement works best.

If there are children from the marriage, chances are that one of the spouses will pay child support to the other. When the children spend more time with one parent than the other, or if one parent earns a lot more money, the court will award child support to make sure that the kids are always taken care of. In some divorces, courts award alimony or maintenance, to one spouse. Alimony is especially likely after a long marriage or if one spouse gave up career plans to support the other spouse or care for kids.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Divorce is stressful for all concerned parties. When there are children from the marriage, the stakes are higher. Both spouses must decide whether they will share custody of the children equally, or whether one parent will be the primary custodial parent. “Custody” includes physical custody - the right to have a child live with you and legal custody - the right to make decisions about the child’s welfare and education

If you do not have physical custody of the children, you will generally be given visitation rights. If one parent has both legal and physical custody and the other has fairly limited visitation, the primary custodial parent has “sole custody.” If both spouses share physical custody, legal custody, or both it is referred to as joint custody.

A “marital settlement agreement” is an agreement that details the agreements the spouses have made about how they want to divide their property and debts, what the custody arrangements for their children will be, and whether support payments will change hands. The settlement, and the final divorce, will have to be approved by a judge, which shouldn’t be any problem. The judge will usually approve a settlement agreement unless it’s clear that the terms are completely unfair to one person or were arranged when one person was under duress.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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In a divorce, you must consider how property and debts will be divided, and who will pay spousal support. If you have children from the marriage, you’ll also need to make decisions about child custody, visitation, and support. Both spouses must either work out these three big issues or turn them over to a judge to decide.

The collection of assets you and your spouse have gathered during your marriage, including money, real estate, investments, pension plans, and so on is referred to as marital property. Marital debts include obligations you took on together during your married life. Both the property and the debts belong to both spouses and part of the divorce process will be to divide them up between the two spouses.

Assets or debts that either spouse had before your marriage, or acquired after the permanent separation, are considered separate property or debts. Generally, each spouse will keep their separate property and be responsible for their separate debts. If both spouses can agree on how to divide marital property, the court will simply approve agreement. If the spouses can’t agree, the court will divide the property.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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Georgia permits 'irreconcilable differences' type of no fault divorces as well as fault divorces. No fault divorce law eliminates requirement of "proof of fault" by providing for the dissolution of a marriage on a finding that the relationship is no longer viable. You must live in Georgia for 6 months before you can obtain a divorce. If you live out of state, you may file against a Georgia resident. There is no legal separation period required, and the divorce may be filed on the date of separation. Also, the parties may be considered separated for the purpose of divorce and still live in the same house.

A contested divorce is one where the spouses argue so much over property or child custody that they can’t come to an agreement, and instead take these issues to the judge to decide. The judge and court clerks will be the main players in a contested divorce case. In Georgia, the jury can’t decide custody or visitation, only financial issues. Most divorce trials are not long, drawn-out affairs like trials you may have seen on television. Many take a day or two, or even just a morning. A divorce trial is generally short. The entire process however is long and hard. It can be costly. A contested divorce, even one that ends in a settlement rather than a trial, can cost each spouse many tens of thousands of dollars.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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You may sometimes get a default divorce. The court will grant a divorce by “default” if you file for divorce and your spouse doesn’t respond to the petition despite proper service. In a default divorce, the divorce is granted even though your spouse doesn’t participate in the court proceedings at all.

Georgia offers the option of “no-fault” divorce. In a no-fault divorce, you need that prove that your spouse is to blame, you merely tell the court that you and your spouse have “irreconcilable differences” or have suffered an “irremediable breakdown” of your relationship. There are 12 other grounds for divorce in Georgia. These are:
1. Intermarriage by persons within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity;
2. Mental incapacity;
3. Impotency;
4. Duress, or fraud in obtaining the marriage;
5. Pregnancy of the wife by a man other than the husband, at the time of the marriage, unknown to the husband;
6. Adultery - Adultery in Georgia includes heterosexual and homosexual relations between one spouse and another individual.
7. Willful and continued desertion for one year - A divorce may be granted on the grounds that a person has deserted his or her spouse willfully for at least one year.
8. Imprisonment for a term of two years or longer;
9. Habitual intoxication;
10. Cruel treatment;
11. Incurable mental illness.
12. Habitual drug addiction.

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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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An uncontested divorce is possibly the best form of divorce if you are seeking a divorce. An uncontested divorce is the least expensive kind of divorce you can get. In an uncontested divorce, both spouses work together to agree on the terms of the divorce, and file court papers cooperatively to make the divorce happen. There is no formal trial, and the spouses probably won’t have to ever appear in court. Instead, you file court forms and a “marital settlement agreement”. A “marital settlement agreement” is an agreement that details the agreements the spouses have made about how they want to divide their property and debts, what the custody arrangements for their children will be, and whether support payments will change hands. The settlement, and the final divorce, will have to be approved by a judge, which shouldn’t be any problem. The judge will usually approve a settlement agreement unless it’s clear that the terms are completely unfair to one person or were arranged when one person was under duress.

Even if you divorce is going to be an uncontested divorce, you want to ask an attorney to look over your paperwork and review your settlement agreement. If either spouse has retirement benefits through work, an attorney will be needed to prepare the court order to divide them.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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Divorce is different from annulment of marriage. Divorce is the dissolution of a marriage contracted between a man and a woman, by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Divorce is a legal proceeding and is governed by state laws. Every divorce case must go through some kind of court proceeding. Even if both spouses agree about how to divide their property and handle custody, visitation, and support issues, a judge will still have to grant the divorce. In most states, divorce cases, contested and no-fault are handled by a special court generally called “family court,” “domestic relations court,” or “divorce court.” These courts generally deal with only family-related cases such as divorce, child custody and support, and sometimes, adoption.

Divorce has tax implications. An experienced divorce attorney can help you navigate the many tax consequences of a divorce.

Georgia has strict residency requirements for divorce filings. You must live in Georgia for 6 months before you can obtain a divorce. If you live out of state, you may file against a Georgia resident. There is no legal separation period required, and the divorce may be filed on the date of separation. Also, the parties may be considered separated for the purpose of divorce and still live in the same house.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.

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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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Divorce vs. Annulment in Georgia

Divorce is a dissolution of the marriage status. Divorce is different and must be distinguished from an annulment of marriage. Where a marriage is annulled, it is rendered void from the beginning. In the case of a divorce the marriage is generally held valid up to the time of its dissolution and the children born during such marriage will be legitimate. A divorce formally dissolves a legal marriage. Divorce is regulated by state law. The state of Georgia recognizes common law marriage if created before 1/1/97. Under common law marriage, couples who act like they are married, hold themselves out to the world as married, and intend to be married are considered legally married. Filing joint tax returns, referring to each other as “husband” and “wife,” and using the same last name are typical indicators of a common law marriage. If you live in Georgia and your marriage was created before 1/1/97, then you are legally married and must get a divorce to end your marriage. Georgia has strict residency requirements for divorce filings. You must meet the residency requirements if you want to file for divorce in Georgia. If this issue concerns you, contact an attorney who’s an expert in this area.

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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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You can get a civil annulment for one of the following reasons:
• Fraud or misrepresentation - Your spouse lied about something that was important to you in getting married, like the ability to have children.
• No consummation of the marriage - Your spouse is physically unable to have sexual intercourse, and you didn’t know it when you got married.
• Incest, bigamy, or underage party- If your spouse is related to by blood so that your marriage is illegal under the laws of the state where the marriage took place or your spouse is married to someone else, or is under the age of consent and didn’t receive a parent’s approval.
• Unsound mind - Either you or your spouse was impaired by alcohol or drugs at the time of the wedding or didn’t have the mental capacity to understand what was happening.
• Force - You were forced into getting married.

Religion is the most common reason for choosing annulment over divorce. Although most annulments take place very soon after the wedding, some couples seek an annulment after they have been married for many years.

Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.
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Savannah GA Divorce Lawyer
GA Uncontested Divorce - Georgia Contested Divorce -

We specialize in: Georgia Separation Agreements - Spousal Support - Property Division - Alimony - Military Divorce - Contempt Actions in Divorce Cases, Uncontested Divorce, Savannah Georgia Noncontested divorce - Child Custody Attorney / Custody modification - Child Support Modification - Child Visitation

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