Grounds for a divorce in Muscogee County, Georgia

Cruel treatment, to be the reason for awarding a divorce in Muscogee County, Georgia, must consist of the willful infliction of pain, bodily or mental, upon the complaining spouse, which reasonably justifies fear of danger to life, limb, or health. Muscogee County, Georgia divorce courts will consider continuous acts of violence as a basis for divorce however a single act of violence will not constitute cruel treatment unless that act is of such an atrocious nature that the circumstances demonstrate a probability of repetition. While mental cruelty will also be grounds for a divorce in Muscogee County, Georgia, not all mental cruelty affords a ground for divorce. Contact an experienced divorce lawyer if you are seeking divorce on the grounds of cruel treatment. Permanent and incurable insanity is a ground for divorce in Muscogee County, Georgia. For insanity to be considered permanently incurable, the spouse should have been confined in a mental institution, hospital, or other institution for at least three years, and at least two doctors competent in psychiatry should testify that the insanity is permanently incurable. You may sometimes get a default divorce. The court will give a divorce by “default” if you file for divorce and your spouse doesn’t respond to the petition despite proper service. In a default divorce, the divorce is granted even though your spouse doesn’t take part in the court proceedings at all.

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