Grounds for a divorce in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia

Cruel treatment, to be the grounds for awarding a divorce in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, should consist of the willful infliction of pain, bodily or mental, upon the complaining spouse, that reasonably justifies apprehension of danger to life, limb, or health. Athens-Clarke County, Georgia divorce courts will consider continuous acts of violence as a grounds for divorce but one single act of violence will not constitute cruel treatment unless that act is of such an atrocious nature that the circumstances demonstrate a probability of further acts. While mental cruelty will also constitute grounds for a divorce in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, not all mental cruelty affords a ground for divorce. Contact an experienced divorce lawyer if you are seeking divorce on the grounds of cruel treatment. Permanent and incurable insanity is a ground for divorce in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. For insanity to be considered permanently incurable, the person should have been confined in a mental institution, hospital, or other institution for at least three years, and at least two doctors competent in psychiatry should certify that the insanity is permanently incurable. You may sometimes get a default divorce. The court will give 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.

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