{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-5-6","heading":"Grant of divorce to respondent without necessity of counterclaim.","body":"When a petition for divorce is filed, the respondent may recriminate in his answer and ask a divorce in his favor. If, at the trial, the court or jury believes that the respondent rather than the petitioner is entitled to a divorce, they may so find upon legal proof.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 5 Divorce"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.19.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"e45d63248d5eb0d5799bea184b5a7efa7aee00f112d089a61fa8cd5404f7c50f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-5-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}