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O.C.G.A. § 18-4-82 · Notice to defendant of right against garnishment of money, including wages, and other property.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-83 · Order for hearing on defendant’s claim.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-84 · Garnishee answer.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-85 · Financial institution garnishee answer.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-86 · Garnishee answer to continuing garnishment.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-87 · Plaintiff’s traverse.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-88 · Third-party claim.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-89 · Release of garnishment.
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-90 · Modification of continuing garnishment.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-2 · Debt adjusting permitted.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-3 · Exemption for debt adjustment by certain individuals or entities.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-3.1 · Annual requirements for persons engaged in debt adjusting; designation of repository office.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-3.2 · Timing of disbursements to appropriate creditors; trust account required.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-4 · Penalty for unlawfully engaging in business of debt adjusting.
O.C.G.A. § 18-5-5 · Role of Attorney General in promulgating rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 19-1-1 · Injunctions and restraining orders authorized in domestic relations actions.
O.C.G.A. § 19-2-1 · Place of domicile; how domicile changed, generally.
O.C.G.A. § 19-2-2 · Election between two or more domiciles; domicile of transients.
O.C.G.A. § 19-2-3 · Domicile of married person.
O.C.G.A. § 19-2-4 · Domicile of minor.
O.C.G.A. § 19-2-5 · Domicile of person under guardianship.
O.C.G.A. § 19-2-6 · Change of domicile which is dependent on that of another; change of ward’s domicile affecting inheritance.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1 · Prerequisites to valid marriage.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-1.1 · Common-law marriage; effectiveness.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-2 · Who may contract marriage; emancipation requirement; minimum age for marriage.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-3 · Degrees of relationship within which intermarriage prohibited; penalty; effect of prohibited marriage.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-3.1 · Marriages between persons of same sex prohibited; marriages not recognized.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-4 · Nature of consent required.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-5 · What marriages void; legitimacy of issue; effect of later ratification.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-6 · Effect of restraints on marriage; when valid.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-7 · Contracts attempting to force marriage void.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-8 · Interspousal tort immunity continued.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-9 · Each spouse’s property separate.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-10 · Right of married persons to contract; presumptions.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-30 · Issuance, return, and recording of license.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-30.1 · Premarital education; fees; special requirements if marriage applicant is 17 years old.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-31 · Issuance of licenses at satellite courthouses in certain counties.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-32 · Penalty for improper issuance of license.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-33 · Application for marriage license; contents; supplement marriage report.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-33.1 · Use of surname in application for marriage license.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-34 · Marriage application to be filed; use as evidence; transmission to the state registrar.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-35 · Issuance of license to applicants otherwise eligible.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-35.1 · AIDS brochures; listing of HIV test sites; acknowledgment of receipt.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-36 · Proof of age of applicants.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-37 · [Reserved] Parental consent to marriage of underage applicants; when necessary; how obtained.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-38 · [Reserved] Notification of parents of underage applicants; additional fee.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-39 · Certification and recordation of marriage after publication of banns.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-40 · Blood test for sickle cell disease; information to be provided.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-41 · Department of Public Health marriage manual; distribution; rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-41.1 · Fact sheet for distribution by premarital education providers; requirements.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-42 · Effect on marriage due to the lack of authority in person officiating.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-43 · Marriage in another state; effect in this state.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-44 · Return of license to parties.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-45 · Actions for improper issuance of marriage license; attorney’s fee and court costs; disposition of balance of recovery.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-46 · Forfeiture for officiating at marriage without license or banns.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-47 · Penalty for filing false information in application for license.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-48 · Penalty for officiating at illegal marriage ceremony.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-49 · Acceptance by judges of tips, consideration, or gratuities.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-60 · Definition; marriage as valuable consideration.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-61 · Effect of minority of party.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-62 · Requirements and construction of antenuptial agreements.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-63 · Construction of marriage contract; attestation.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-64 · Voluntary execution of antenuptial agreement; conveyance of property during marriage.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-65 · Powers of superior court judge in appointing and removing trustees and protecting trust estate.
O.C.G.A. § 19-3-66 · Enforcement of marriage contracts, postnuptial settlements, and antenuptial agreements.
O.C.G.A. § 19-4-1 · When annulments may be granted.
O.C.G.A. § 19-4-2 · Right to file for annulment or divorce.
O.C.G.A. § 19-4-3 · Petition by next friend.
O.C.G.A. § 19-4-4 · Procedure.
O.C.G.A. § 19-4-5 · Effect of annulment.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-1 · Total divorces authorized; trial; referral for alternative dispute resolution.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-2 · Residence requirements; venue.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-3 · Grounds for total divorce.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-4 · Effect of collusion, consent, guilt of like conduct, or condonation.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-5 · Petition; contents and verification; demand for detailed statement.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-6 · Grant of divorce to respondent without necessity of counterclaim.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-7 · Transfer of property after filing of petition; lis pendens notice.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-8 · Pleading and practice.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-9 · Incompetency to serve as juror.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-10 · Duty of judge in undefended divorce cases; appointment of attorney; evidentiary hearings; evidentiary attacks on prior judgments.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-11 · Use of confession as evidence; corroboration.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-12 · Form of judgment and decree.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-13 · Disposition of property in accordance with verdict.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-14 · New trial.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-15 · Effect of divorce.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-16 · Restoration of maiden or prior name.
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-17 · Determination of parties’ rights; preventing remarriage forbidden.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-1 · Alimony defined; when authorized; how determined; lien on estate of party dying prior to order; certain changes in parties’ assets prohibited.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-2 · Attorney’s fees; when and how granted; enforcement.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-3 · Temporary alimony; petition and hearing; factors considered; discretion of judge; revision and enforcement of order; effect of failure to comply.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-4 · When permanent alimony authorized; how enforced.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-5 · Factors in determining amount of alimony; effect of remarriage on obligations for alimony.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-6 · Liability after grant of alimony.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-7 · Interest in deceased party’s estate after grant of permanent alimony.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-8 · Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse — Agreement for support as bar to alimony.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-9 · Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse — Equity may compel support.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-10 · Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse — Petition for alimony or child support when no divorce pending — Order and enforcement; equitable remedies; effect of filing for divorce.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-11 · Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse — Petition for alimony or child support when no divorce pending — Appeals.
O.C.G.A. § 19-6-12 · Voluntary separation, abandonment, or driving off of spouse — Effect of subsequent cohabitation between spouses on permanent alimony.