Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

if the father & I were never married, can I still get him for desertion/abandonment?


Asked on 10/17/11, 9:10 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Rachel Hunter

Abandonment is only grounds for a fault-based divorce in the case of marriage. Since you are not married, there can be no "abandonment" or desertion.

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Answered on 10/17/11, 10:09 pm
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

If he is not supporting your child, he can be sued for child support or prosecuted for abandonment. He cannot abandon you since you chose an illegal relationship rather than marriage.

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Answered on 10/17/11, 11:07 pm


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