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GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
BE SMART-UNDERSTAND
THE LAW
By:
Douglas J. Davis
One of the most asked questions from people looking to separate
or divorce is:
Do I have grounds for divorce?
Here are the grounds for divorce in Georgia:
LEGAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE: No-Fault: Irretrievable breakdown of
the marriage. [Code of Georgia Annotated; 19-5-3].
General: (1) Impotence; (2) adultery; (3) conviction of and
imprisonment of over 2 years for an offense involving moral
turpitude; (4) alcoholism and/or drug addiction; (5) confinement
for incurable insanity; (6) separation caused by mental illness;
(7) willful desertion; (8) cruel and inhuman treatment which
endangers the life of the spouse; (9) habitual intemperance
(drunkenness); (10) consent to marriage was obtained by fraud,
duress, or force; (11) spouse lacked mental capacity to consent
(including temporary incapacity resulting from drug or alcohol
use); (12) the wife was pregnant by another at the time of the
marriage unknown to the husband; and (13) incest. [Code of
Georgia Annotated; 19-5-3].
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