{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-6-20","heading":"Revision of judgment for permanent alimony, generally — Issues for court to consider.","body":"In the trial on a petition authorized in subsection (a) of Code Section 19-6-19, the merits of whether a party is entitled to alimony are not an issue. The only issue is whether there has been such a substantial change in the income and financial status of either former spouse, in cases of permanent alimony for the support of a former spouse, as to warrant either a downward or upward revision or modification of the permanent alimony judgment.","path":["TITLE 19 Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 6 Alimony and Child Support","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"ec2fa35dc1474114366fa3b01bd6e81f1fd6f18c95a250ee82cd54b9644cedb7","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-19","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}