Heath v. Heath

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

We are called upon to determine whether a valid foreign divorce decree bars a Georgia action for alimony and property division when the Georgia party has no contacts in the foreign state. The trial court in this case dismissed the Georgia action and we affirm but conclude that the dismissal does not bar a new proceeding for alimony and property division in Georgia.

The parties married in 1983 and lived together in Georgia until they separated in 1985. The husband now lives in North Carolina and the wife resides in Clayton County, Georgia. The husband filed a divorce…