Separate Maintenance
Legal separation and separate maintenance actions in Georgia as an alternative to divorce.
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Can You File for Separate Maintenance if a Divorce Is Pending in Georgia?
Georgia requires that no divorce action be pending, and a later divorce filing puts a separate maintenance case in abeyance rather than ending it.
Read MoreEquitable Relief in a Georgia Separate Maintenance Case
A Georgia separate maintenance court sits in equity and can reach property a spouse transferred away to defeat a support claim.
Read MoreIs There a Residency Requirement for Separate Maintenance in Georgia?
Georgia's six month residency requirement applies to divorce, not to a separate maintenance action.
Read MoreIs There Legal Separation in Georgia?
Georgia has no marital status called legal separation, but a spouse can seek support without ending the marriage through an action for separate maintenance.
Read MoreRequirements for a Separate Maintenance Action in Georgia
A Georgia separate maintenance action requires a marriage, spouses living apart, and no pending divorce case.
Read MoreSeparate Maintenance vs. Divorce in Georgia
A Georgia separate maintenance action settles support and property while leaving the marriage intact, and the courts treat it as a different case from a divorce.
Read MoreWhat Happens to Separate Maintenance if You Reconcile in Georgia?
Moving back in together annuls a Georgia permanent alimony provision going forward, but you do not have to give back what you already received.
Read MoreAlimony in a Georgia Separate Maintenance Case
A Georgia court has the same alimony power in a separate maintenance case as in a divorce, but the circumstances of the separation still matter.
Read MoreCan You Get Custody in a Georgia Separate Maintenance Case?
A Georgia superior court hearing a separate maintenance case can decide custody of the children in the same action.
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