Reconciliation & Cohabitation
Legal effects of reconciliation and cohabitation on divorce and alimony in Georgia.
A Reconciliation Faked to Escape Alimony Does Not Count in Georgia
A Georgia spouse who stages a reconciliation to wipe out an alimony obligation does not get the benefit of it.
Read MoreDo You Have to Give Back What You Already Received if You Reconcile?
Georgia does not make a reconciling spouse hand back money or property already received, though a judge can weigh it later.
Read MoreDoes Reconciling Cancel an Attorney's Fee Award in Georgia?
A Georgia attorney's fee award entered before the parties reconcile survives the reconciliation and can still be collected.
Read MoreMoving Back In With Your Ex After a Georgia Divorce
Living with your former spouse again does not undo a Georgia divorce decree or the property it awarded.
Read MoreReconciling Restores Your Marital Status in Georgia
Moving back in together puts a separated Georgia couple back where they started, and it happens without any court order.
Read MoreWhat Reconciling Wipes Out, and What It Does Not
Georgia law sets aside permanent alimony when separated spouses move back in together, but it does not touch a property settlement.
Read MoreYour Children Keep What They Were Awarded if You Reconcile
Reconciling cancels a Georgia spouse's alimony, but the children's rights under the same deed or decree survive untouched.
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