Responsive Pleadings
Responsive pleadings and deadlines in Georgia divorce cases.
Answering Late Does Not Cost You a Jury in a Georgia Divorce
A Georgia divorce jury demand turns on whether an issuable defense was raised, not on whether the answer was filed within 30 days.
Read MoreCan a Georgia Court Enter a Default Judgment on Alimony or Custody?
Georgia's bar on default judgments is not limited to the divorce itself. It covers alimony, custody, and claims joined into the divorce case.
Read MoreHow Long Do You Have to Answer a Georgia Divorce Complaint?
Thirty days from the day you are served, not from the day the sheriff files the return, and filing a motion to dismiss changes the deadline.
Read MoreNot Answering a Georgia Divorce Waives Your Right to Notice
If you file nothing in a Georgia divorce, the case can be tried and the decree entered without anyone telling you when.
Read MoreWhat You Admit in Your Divorce Pleadings Can Be Used Against You
A statement of fact in your own Georgia divorce pleading is a judicial admission, and your spouse does not have to put it in evidence to use it.
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