Abernathy v. Abernathy

I concur fully in Justice Sears’ dissent. I write separately to emphasize the inherent unfairness in the approach taken by the majority. The majority’s opinion opens the doors of Georgia’s courts to any citizen of this country who wants to divorce and to obtain an unfair advantage over his or her spouse in the division of marital property. All any citizen need do is leave his or her marital home, take any or all assets of the couple, move to Georgia and file for divorce in six months. The non-resident spouse is then forced to litigate his or her claim to those marital assets in a foreign…