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2022 Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 6 - Alimony and Child Support
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-6-4. When Permanent Alimony Authorized; How Enforced
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GA Code § 19-6-4 (2022)
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- Permanent alimony may be granted in the following cases:
- In cases of divorce;
- In cases of voluntary separation; or
- Where one spouse, against the will of that spouse, is abandoned or driven off by the other spouse.
- A grant of permanent alimony may be enforced either by writ of fieri facias or by attachment for contempt.
History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 1691, 1693; Code 1868, §§ 1734, 1736; Code 1873, §§ 1739, 1744; Code 1882, §§ 1739, 1744; Civil Code 1895, §§ 2459, 2464; Civil Code 1910, §§ 2978, 2983; Code 1933, §§ 30-204, 30-210; Ga. L. 1979, p. 466, §§ 10, 15.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1979, p. 466 amended prior law so as to provide that alimony may be assessed against either spouse. Cases decided prior to the 1979 enactment appear to remain valid except insofar as they may imply that a wife only is entitled to receive alimony or a husband only is obligated to pay the same.
Law reviews.
For annual survey on domestic relations, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 83 (2017).
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