How To Get A Divorce Uncontested Georgia Courts Will Approve

By Nancy Ward


When you get married, you are entering into a legal agreement that requires petitioning the courts to dissolve. Before the courts will agree to hear your petition you have to meet the basic requirements. You must be a resident of the state you file in and must give an acceptable reason for dissolving the marriage. Georgia partners who both want to divorce, have a parenting plan, and minimal assets to divide, may get a divorce uncontested Georgia judges will uphold.

If you had a ceremony and signed a marriage license that was subsequently recorded, your marriage is legal and requires a divorce to dissolve it. Common law marriages entered into prior to January 1997, in the state of Georgia, are considered legal. Couples who moved in together after that date are not legally married in the eyes of the state and don't need to be divorced.

You have to have lived in the state for at least six months before you can petition the court. Legal Aid of Georgia has developed a questionnaire you can fill out that will help you prepare all the necessary documentation. If you changed your name when you got married, and plan on changing it back, you need to include that in your petition.

After you've got all your documents completed, you can petition the court. The petition has to be a legal document in accordance with the laws of the state in order for the judge to consider it. You can get a dissolution package from Legal Aid that includes all the pertinent forms. You must give a reason why you are divorcing. No fault is the one you will probably use if neither party is contesting the petition.

In this state, you are required to submit a parenting plan with your petition. You must also submit a child support calculation. The state has a specific way of determining child support, and if the couple can't come to a mutual agreement, the courts will step in. You may deviate from the state's requirements, if you can show the court you have the resources to provide for the minor children.

When you don't attend the hearing, or show up late, the judge has the option of throwing your case out. When it's your turn to talk to the judge, you should stand and respectfully answer all the questions you are asked. After the paperwork has been signed, you are divorced.

You should make several copies of the decree. This is true especially if you decided to change your name and are amending contracts and leases. A copy should be sent to your kid's school. It will take thirty-one business days before your divorce is actually final. That means you can't remarry until after that date.

Divorces are never easy no matter how much both parties agree. Agreeing on the terms is a huge time and money saver however. It is also the best way to minimize the anxiety and stress that comes with the experience.




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