On this page you can find general legal information about common
services such as marriage licenses, probate estates, records, and
divorce.
You do not have to be a resident of Georgia.
However, if you are not a resident, you must apply in the county
where the marriage is to be performed. Two valid forms of ID such as
drivers license, birth certificate, U. S. passport, Armed Forces ID
card, or Resident Alien ID card are required. Applicants will also
be asked to fill out a brief form. If you have been divorced from a
previous marriage within six months, you will need to show a copy of
your divorce decree. Fees are approximately $30. If you are 16 or 17
years old, you may apply if accompanied by both parents who have
given written consent. If the bride is pregnant, no parental consent
is required if you submit a statement from a Georgia licensed
physician certifying that the bride is pregnant. If underage
applicants already have a child, they should present a certified
copy of the birth certificate for the child at the time of
application. If parental consent is not required, the court will
notify parents or guardians that you have been issued a marriage
license. There is an additional fee of $1.00 per letter. Legal
officiants are licensed or ordained ministers, clergymen, or pastors
of recognized religious societies, and justices of the peace.
Georgia law prohibits same-sex marriages.
Records
Records can be obtained by contacting us at (478)
783-2061, or you can write us at Judge Jeff Jones, Pulaski
County, Pulaski County Courthouse, Hawkinsville, Georgia,
31036.
Divorce
Georgia permits 'irreconcilable differences' type of
no fault divorces as well as fault divorces. You must live in
Georgia for 6 months before you can obtain a divorce. If you live
out of state, you may file against a Georgia resident. There is no
legal separation period required, and the divorce may be filed on
the date of separation. Also, the parties may be considered
separated for the purpose of divorce and still live in the same
house. Grounds for divorce in Georgia are: irretrievable breakdown,
mental incapacity or impotency at the time of the marriage, fraud in
obtaining the marriage, adultery, desertion for one year, conviction
of an offense involving moral turpitude and imprisonment for two or
more years, habitual intoxication or drug addiction, cruel
treatment, or incurable mental illness.
