Oconee County GA divorce lawyer

Oconee County GA divorce lawyer

Adultery and Desertion in Athens-Clarke County Georgia

Cheating refers to the consensual sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not their married spouse.

Cheating by either spouse can be a ground grounds for divorce in GA . An extramarital affair in GA is defined as intercourse with a person other than his/her spouse. Therefore, same sex intercourse constitutes Cheating in GA .

Proof of An extramarital affair can obviously be tough. Confessions by one spouse to another will be considered at with extreme caution and generally must be corroborated by independent evidence. But, seldom does direct proof of Adultery exist. Circumstantial evidence is allowed. Cheating committed after a separation of the parties will be a grounds for divorce.

Divorce law in GA allows for divorce by demonstrating that one party has deserted the other. Three elements should be proved to get a divorce in GA for desertion:

1) Willful Absence--The purported wrongdoer should have the intention to desert. The absence must be willful and not justified by the conduct of the other spouse or with the other spouses consent.

2) Cessation of Cohabitation--This may be proven by either showing physical absence or denial of conjugal relations with the intention of casting him/her off as a spouse completely.

The desertion must be for a year and be continuous for that year and for that period immediately before the filing of the divorce petition.

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