A divorce is a legal action which ends a marriage. Georgia, like most states, is a "no fault" state which means that a divorce may be granted without any reason or cause. To file for divorce, at least one of the parties must have been a resident in the state continuously for at least six months prior to filing. A petition for dissolution of marriage , or a "Complaint for Divorce," must be filed with the court in the county where one of the spouses live. A Court can award temporary relief between the time a divorce is filed and a Divorce Judgment is entered. A divorce judgment, known as a Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce, is the final document which contains all the terms of the divorce such as support, custody, insurance, parenting time and property division.

Georgia's current Divorce statutes can be found at www.legis.state.ga.us

The court can provide for custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, division of assets and debts, attorney fees, etc. Other specific relief that can be granted includes :

• Child Custody
• Parenting Time for non-custodial parents
• Child support
• Spousal support such as Transitional support, Maintenance support or Compensatory support
• Delivery of personal property
• Division of real property and personal property
• Creation of trusts to manage property for the support of children or to manage property for the support of a party
• Name changes to premarital name
• Money awards
• Attorney 's Fees