O.C.G.A. § 19-5-6
O.C.G.A. § 19-5-6 - Grant of divorce to respondent without necessity of counterclaim. (2026)
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# 19-5-6. Grant of divorce to respondent without necessity of counterclaim. 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. ## History Ga. L. 1863-64, p. 45, § 1; Code 1868, § 1717; Code 1873, § 1718; Code 1882, § 1718; Civil Code 1895, § 2433; Civil Code 1910, § 2952; Code 1933, § 30-106; Ga. L. 1946, p. 90, § 5.
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