Divorce in Georgia

The divorce rate for the state of Georgia is 5.2 per 1000 population, a bit higher than the national average of 3.6 per 1000 population. The state of Georgia has two forms of divorce: fault and no-fault divorce. Fault based divorce requires certain grounds such as mental incapacitation, impotency, mental duress, and adultery. No-fault based divorce is when both parties agree to the divorce due to marriage being irretrievably broken. The property that is owned by both spouses must be divided between the two of them by the equitable distribution principle.