Padron v. Padron

BENHAM, Justice.

We granted Ernesto Padron’s application for discretionary review to consider the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint for divorce due to a perceived jurisdictional infirmity. After reviewing the record, we conclude the trial court erred. Therefore, we reverse.

Appellant filed a verified complaint for divorce in which he asserted he was a resident of Georgia and had been for more than six months prior to the filing of the complaint. OCGA § 19-5-2 prohibits a court from granting a divorce “to any person who has not been a bona fide resident of this state for six months before…