Filing the Complaint
Requirements and elements of a Georgia divorce complaint.
Can You Handle Your Own Georgia Divorce?
Georgia guarantees the right to represent yourself in a divorce, but you cannot act as your own co-counsel and the court will hold you to the same rules as a lawyer.
Read MoreDo You Have to Swear to a Georgia Divorce Petition?
Georgia requires the spouse who files for divorce to verify the petition, but the answering spouse does not have to verify anything.
Read MoreJoining Other Claims in a Georgia Divorce
A Georgia divorce complaint can carry more than the divorce, you are not required to bring every claim you have in one case, and joining a third party has limits.
Read MoreWhat a Georgia Divorce Complaint Must Contain
Georgia lists by statute what a divorce petition has to show, and what you leave out of it can limit what the judge is allowed to award you.
Read MoreYour Verified Divorce Petition Is Also Evidence
In Georgia a verified complaint does double duty: it is a pleading and it is evidence, and it can stand in for an affidavit.
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