Basic Marriage and Divorce Law: Ending Marriages
This document covers basic family law relating to annulments, legal separation, and divorce, including: This document tells you the following: (1) What is an annulment? (2) What are the differences between a legal separation and a divorce? (3) What are the grounds for divorce in Georgia? (4) How do you file for a divorce? (5)
What are the personal rights and obligations arising from the divorce that must be settled for each spouse? It is excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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