Fillable Printable Complaint for Divorce - Georgia
Fillable Printable Complaint for Divorce - Georgia
Complaint for Divorce - Georgia
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ________________ COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
______________________, )
Plaintiff, )
)
v. )
) Civil Action File No. _______________
______________________, )
Defendant )
)
COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE
Plaintiff, __________________________________________________ [Name], comes
before this Court and shows this Court as follows:
1.
Residence requirement (Choose only one: a, b, or c)
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a) Plaintiff is a resident of _______________ County, Georgia, and has been
a resident of Georgia for at least six months prior to the filing of this action.
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b) Plaintiff is a resident of _______________ County, Georgia, and has
resided at the _________________________________________________ military post
for at least one year before filing this petition.
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c) Plaintiff is not a resident of the State of Georgia, but Plaintiff’s spouse has
been a resident of the state of Georgia and the county of ____________________ for at
least six (6) months prior to my filing this action.
2.
Venue (Choose only one: a or b)
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a) Defendant is a resident of __________________ County, Georgia, and has
acknowledged service of the Complaint and Summons and has waived further service of
process.
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b) Defendant is a resident of __________________ County, _____________
[State] and has signed an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SERVICE AFFIDAVIT OF
WAIVER OF VENUE AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION.
3.
Date of Marriage (Choose only one: a or b)
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a) Plaintiff and Defendant were lawfully married on ___________________ [Date].
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b) Plaintiff and Defendant are common law married, having entered into a
common law marriage before January 1 1997 as of ______________________________ [Date].
Note: Common law marriage was abolished in Georgia on January 1, 1997.
4.
Date of Separation
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The Defendant and I separated on __________________________________ [Date] and
have remained in a bona fide state of separation since that date.
5.
Minor Children of the Marriage
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There are no minor children born of the marriage and the wife is not now
pregnant.
6.
Grounds for Divorce
□ Plaintiff is entitled to a divorce upon the statutory grounds that the marriage is
irretrievably broken and there is no hope of reconciliation, O.C.G.A. §19-5-3(13).
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7.
Settlement Agreement
□ The parties have entered into a settlement agreement that resolves all issues as to an
equitable division of property and debts.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests:
a) That the parties herein be totally divorced;
b) That the Court adopt and incorporate the parties’ settlement agreement into a
final judgment and decree in this matter;
c)
That the Wife’s name be restored to her former name, which was:
__________________________________________________ [Name].
d) That the Plaintiff have such other and further relief as this Court deems equitable
and just.
Respectfully submitted, this ______ day of ______________________________ , 20_____.
______________________________________,
Plaintiff pro se
[Signature — No Notary Public needed]
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Plaintiff’s Address
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Plaintiff’s telephone number(s)
