Hello crazyv-ga,
I should emphasize the disclaimer at the bottom of this page, which
indicates that answers and comments on Google Answers are general
information, and not intended to substitute for informed professional
legal advice. In other words, this is only the results of my
research, not a legal opinion. If you need legal advice, you should
contact a lawyer admitted to practice in Georgia.
Georgia has a statute that lists grounds that "shall be sufficient to
authorize the granting of a total divorce". These grounds include the
following:
"(13) The marriage is irretrievably broken. Under no circumstances
shall the court grant a divorce on this ground until not less than 30
days from the date of service on the respondent."
"Unannotated Georgia Code - 19-5-3"
Georgia General Assembly
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?code=19-5-3
So if that is the ground, it seems that one spouse could obtain a
divorce after a wait. The other grounds don't mention a wait.
However, you might want to read through the other sections listed in
the same chapter as Section 19-5-3. (There are links to those
sections on that page. The prior and subsequent chapters, 19-4 and
19-6, also seem to be worth looking at.) The sections appear to
indicate that a divorce is granted at the end of a case in court.
From my layperson's reading, a divorce does not seem to be always a
sure thing. But, as I emphasized at the beginning, you would have to
consult a lawyer to get a professional opinion on the laws and how
they would apply in this case.
Here is another page that might give you an overview of divorce and
related laws in Georgia, though again it does not substitute for a
lawyer.
"State Divorce Laws: Georgia"
Divorce Source
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/divorcelaws/georgia.shtml
- justaskscott-ga
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