Cruel Treatment
Cruel treatment as grounds for divorce in Georgia, including physical and mental cruelty.
Condonation as a Defense to Cruel Treatment in Georgia
Georgia law bars a divorce where the complaining spouse condoned the cruel treatment and resumed living together.
Read MoreCruel Treatment as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Cruel treatment is one of Georgia's grounds for divorce, and the statute gives the phrase a specific legal meaning.
Read MoreDo You Have to Be Separated to Claim Cruel Treatment in Georgia?
A Georgia divorce on cruel treatment presupposes a bona fide separation, but no fixed period is required and no one has to move out.
Read MoreFalse Accusations of Adultery as Cruel Treatment in Georgia
Being falsely and repeatedly accused of cheating can support a Georgia divorce on the ground of cruel treatment.
Read MoreImproper Association With Another Person as Cruel Treatment in Georgia
You can plead and prove your spouse's improper association with another person as cruel treatment, without proving adultery.
Read MoreIs Denial of Conjugal Rights Cruel Treatment in Georgia?
Refusing a spouse conjugal rights does not by itself support a Georgia divorce for cruel treatment, but it can be part of the proof.
Read MoreIs Nagging Cruel Treatment in a Georgia Divorce?
Constant nagging, fussing, and quarreling can be cruel treatment in Georgia, but only when the conduct is persistent.
Read MoreIs Verbal Abuse Cruel Treatment in a Georgia Divorce?
Cursing, profanity, and threats can be cruel treatment in Georgia when they are part of a continuing course of conduct.
Read MoreMental Cruelty as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Georgia recognizes purely mental cruelty as a ground for divorce, but the conduct must still put your health in jeopardy.
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