Other Grounds
Other statutory grounds for divorce in Georgia including habitual intoxication, mental illness, impotency, force, fraud, and more.
Can You Divorce a Spouse Who Has Been Convicted of a Crime in Georgia?
A criminal conviction is grounds for divorce in Georgia only when the offense involves moral turpitude and the sentence is two years or longer.
Read MoreDoes a Pardon Take Away the Right to a Divorce in Georgia?
No. Once a Georgia spouse has been convicted and sentenced for a crime of moral turpitude, a later pardon does not undo the right to a divorce.
Read MoreDoes Habitual Intoxication Cover Drug Use in Georgia?
No. Georgia's habitual intoxication ground reaches alcohol only, which is why the legislature later added a separate ground for drug addiction.
Read MoreForce, Fraud, or Duress in Obtaining a Marriage as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Georgia grants a divorce where the marriage itself was obtained by force, menace, duress, or fraud, and that finding carries consequences for alimony.
Read MoreHabitual Drug Addiction as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Georgia makes habitual drug addiction a ground for divorce, and the statute defines it by reference to the controlled substances list.
Read MoreHabitual Intoxication as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Habitual intoxication is one of Georgia's thirteen grounds for divorce, and the statute means what it says -- the drinking has to be a habit.
Read MoreHow Do You Prove Habitual Intoxication in a Georgia Divorce?
Georgia does not require proof that a spouse was constantly drunk, but one drinking episode will never be enough.
Read MoreImpotency as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Impotency at the time of the marriage is a ground for divorce in Georgia, but the statute never defines it and the courts set a high bar.
Read MoreIncurable Mental Illness as Grounds for Divorce in Georgia
Georgia allows a divorce for a spouse's incurable mental illness, but it is the most tightly conditioned ground in the statute.
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