what if you move from Tex to Geor. @ divorce?

My dad and my mom moved to Atlanta from Dallas 3 months ago, he just told her he wants a divorce? I think you have to proove residency in Georgia for 6 months??He really pulled a fast one, and she is ill and unable to work on a daily basis? Does this go through Texas or Georgia?-Please help ,concerned daughter .Please email if possible, Marj456@aol.com

If you lived in texas for at least 6 months prior to the move.. then texas would be the only place right now as you are right, you normally have to reside in a state for 6 months before they will grant a divorce.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Marj456@aol.com:
[b]My dad and my mom moved to Atlanta from Dallas 3 months ago, he just told her he wants a divorce? I think you have to proove residency in Georgia for 6 months??He really pulled a fast one, and she is ill and unable to work on a daily basis? Does this go through Texas or Georgia?-Please help ,concerned daughter .Please email if possible, Marj456@aol.com[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


My response:

Here's another possible reason that Dad wanted to move to Georgia before he sprang the news about getting a divorce.

While Texas and Georgia both have the same residency requirements for filing a divorce, the "catch" is that in Texas, before you can file for divorce, you MUST be living separately for 3 years. Georgia has no such requirement.

So, what Dad is doing is waiting for the residency requirements to be met in Georgia so he can file for a divorce immediately, without having to wait any more time.

That's my "take" on this matter. Pretty smart fellow, if you ask me (he said with tongue in cheek).

IAAL


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[This message has been edited by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE (edited July 08, 2000).]