Albers v. Albers

1 Citing case

  1. Abernathy v. Abernathy

    267 Ga. 815 (Ga. 1997)   Cited 12 times
    In Abernathy v. Abernathy, 267 Ga. 815, 482 S.E.2d 265 (1997), we held that personal jurisdiction over the defendant spouse is required for the court to rule on alimony, division of marital property outside Georgia, or attorney fees, but it is not required to grant a divorce alone as long as the plaintiff spouse has been domiciled in Georgia for the six-month period preceding the filing of the action—a fact that is undisputed here.

    Ms. Denny had actual notice of the pendency of the divorce action and, indeed, made a special appearance to contest personal jurisdiction. In these circumstances, the trial court clearly has jurisdiction to grant a divorce based on service by publication.Albers v. Albers, 238 Ga. 590, 591 (1) ( 234 S.E.2d 507) (1977). See also Chafin v. Burroughs, 224 Ga. 774 ( 164 S.E.2d 826) (1968);Marbury v. Marbury, 256 Ga. 651, 652 (1) ( 352 S.E.2d 564) (1987).