Legal Opinion
Abou-Issa v. Abou-Issa
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 20, 1972No. 27090PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
The defendant, Hussein Mohammed Abou-Issa, appeals a judgment of divorce in Clarke Superior Court, asserting that the court lacked jurisdiction because the plaintiff, Fatma Sultan Abou-Issa, was not a bona fide resident of this State for six months preceding the filing of her application for divorce. Held:
It is settled law that an applicant for divorce must show a domicile in this State for six months preceding the filing of the action in order to meet the "bona fide resident” requirement of Code § 30-107, as amended; that domicile refers to a single fixed place of abode with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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