Requisitos para la presentación de demandas de divorcio en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si quieres divorciarte, debes mostrar qué propiedades tienen tú y tu pareja en la demanda. Si solo buscas manutención, no necesitas listar todas las propiedades.

Es como cuando en una receta de cocina necesitas listar los ingredientes antes de empezar a cocinar. Si no mencionas algunos ingredientes, la receta no saldrá bien.

Ejemplo Práctico

María y Juan deciden divorciarse. María presenta una demanda mostrando que tienen una casa y un coche. Como no pide manutención, no necesita listar más propiedades. Juan responde a la demanda sin necesidad de verificar su respuesta.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Petition must show property. - Law provided that if division of property was involved, petition shall show property. Davis v. Davis, 216 Ga. 305 , 116 S.E.2d 219 (1960). It is not necessary to render schedule of property when alimony or support is not sought. Davis v. Davis, 216 Ga. 305 , 116 S.E.2d 219 (1960). Law required that petition for divorce be verified, but did not require that the answer be verified. Harrison v. Harrison, 228 Ga. 126 , 184 S.E.2d 147 (1971). Mandatory verification of petition. - Requirement that all petitions be verified by the petitioner is a mandatory provision and is manifestly a rule of pleading and not of evidence. Bell v. Bell, 202 Ga. 615 , 44 S.E.2d 118 (1947). Effect of unverified complaint. - Fact that original complaint for divorce is not verified does not render suit null and void, but is an amendable defect. Edwards v. Edwards, 227 Ga. 307 , 180 S.E.2d 358 (1971). Sworn petition which has not been legally verified. - Petition, having been sworn to by the plaintiff as required by law, was not subject to dismissal as showing on the petition's face that the petition was not legally verified. Bell v. Bell, 202 Ga. 615 , 44 S.E.2d 118 (1947). Provision requiring that the plaintiff swear to his or her petition being the only requirement of law that it be sworn to at all, it follows that, even if the plaintiff in such a divorce suit had not been legally empowered and required to verify his or her petition, the rule would sim