Athens Georgia child custody law firm

Athens Georgia child custody law firm

Marital breakdown and Cruel Treatment in Madison County GA

During the 1970s, GA began to acknowledge the concept of irretrievably broken marriage which in essence allowed a no-fault ground for divorce. All that needs to be demonstrated is that the marital differences cannot be resolved and that the parties seek a change in their marital status. The only issue is if any prospects for reconciliation exist. Under Georgia law, irretrievably broken is the most common means for getting a divorce in a Georgia court. The trial court will in an irretrievably broken marriage grants the divorce to both spouses equally and no fault is assigned.

For cruel treatment, to be the reason for awarding a divorce in Georgia , should consist of the willful infliction of pain, bodily or mental, upon the complaining spouse, that reasonably justifies fear of danger to life, limb, or health. Georgia divorce courts will recognize continous acts of violence as a basis for diovrce but one single act of violence does not constitute cruel treatment unless that act is of such an atrocious nature that the circumstances indicate the probability of repetition. Even though mental cruelty can also constitute grounds for a divorce in Georgia, not all mental cruelty affords a ground for divorce.

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Athens GA Divorce Lawyer - Athens GA Uncontested Divorce - Contested Divorce Attorney

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