Residency Requirement
Georgia's six-month residency requirement for filing divorce.
Changing Your Domicile to File in Georgia
Your domicile changes only when you actually move and intend to stay. Announcing the plan does nothing until you act on it.
Read MoreDoes Georgia Divorce Require Residence or Domicile?
Georgia's six month divorce requirement is a domicile requirement, so living here and being domiciled here are not the same thing.
Read MoreFiling for Divorce in Georgia as a Nonresident
A nonresident can file for divorce in Georgia if the spouse being sued has lived in this state and in that county for six months.
Read MoreGeorgia's One Year Military Divorce Exception
A person who has lived on a Georgia army post or military reservation for one year can file for divorce in an adjacent county.
Read MoreGeorgia's Six Month Residency Rule for Divorce
You must have been a bona fide Georgia resident for the six months immediately before you file your divorce petition.
Read MoreIs Georgia's Divorce Residency Rule Constitutional?
No Georgia court has struck down the six month residency requirement, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a longer one in another state.
Read MoreIs Georgia's Residency Rule Jurisdictional?
The six month residency requirement is subject matter jurisdiction, not a pleading formality, and it cannot be waived or agreed around.
Read MoreWho Proves Residency in a Georgia Divorce?
The spouse who files bears the burden of proving Georgia residency, and the court must give that spouse a chance to present evidence.
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