Grounds for Divorce: The court shall grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding that the marriage is irretrievably broken. The court shall grant a fault divorce upon a finding of any of the following:

1. Intermarriage by persons within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity
2. Mental incapacity
3. Impotency;
4. Duress, or fraud in obtaining the marriage
5. Pregnancy of the wife by a man other than the husband, at the time of the marriage, unknown to the husband
6. Adultery
7. Willful and continued desertion for one year
8. Imprisonment for a term of two years or longer
9. Habitual intoxication
10. Cruel treatment
11. Incurable mental illness.
12. Habitual drug addiction.
[Georgia Code]

Residency Requirements: " No court shall grant a divorce to any person who has not been a bona fide resident of this state for six months before the filing of the petition for divorce, provided that any person who has been a resident of any United States army post or military reservation within this state for one year next preceding the filing of the petition may bring an action for divorce in any county adjacent to the United States army post or military reservation; and provided, further, that a nonresident of this state may file a petition for divorce, in the county of residence of the respondent, against any person who has been a resident of this state and of the county in which the action is brought for a period of six months prior to the filing of the petition." [Georgia Code]

Georgia Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Office of Child Support Services
Telephone: 404–463–8800
Toll Free: 800–227–79937

Georgia Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Georgia Code Ann. Section 19-6-15(c)(11)

Georgia Guided Child Support Calculator

Georgia Divorce Forms
DeKalb County Superior Court
Fulton County Superior Court
Judicial Branch of Georgia

Georgia Divorce Laws
Georgia Code, Title 19

Georgia Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 404–209–0280 (V/TTY)
Hotline: 800–334–28367

Georgia Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc.
Telephone: 404-524-5811

Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.
Telephone: 800-498-9469

Georgia Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Office of Child Support Services Mediation Office, Dekalb County
Telephone: 404–370–8194

Office of Child Support Services Mediation Office, Cobb County
Telephone: 770–528–1812

Southside Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc.
Telephone: 770–719–9550

Georgia State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Atlanta Bar Association
Dekalb Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia

Georgia State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Atlanta: 404–521–0781
Decatur: 404–373–2580
Marietta: 770–424–7149
Savannah: 912–236–93447