{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 19-6-4","heading":"When permanent alimony authorized; how enforced.","body":"(a) Permanent alimony may be granted in the following cases:\n(1) In cases of divorce;\n(2) In cases of voluntary separation; or\n(3) Where one spouse, against the will of that spouse, is abandoned or driven off by the other spouse.\n(b) A grant of permanent alimony may be enforced either by writ of fieri facias or by attachment for contempt.","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":"deafdc7efc321f043c02f4a371c4dcd400968e2c46d6ca072a61b3242bca66b6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-19-6-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}