The first question a lot of couple filing for divorce ask is whether they or their spouse is entitled to half of marital property. The answer is that Georgia law dose not require marital property to be divided equally. Georgia courts apply the principles of equal division, which mean that the appointment of marital property between spouses is to be a fair division, not necessarily 50-50. It is divided case by case, and some factors are (1) if each spouse contribute to the acquisition and maintenance of the property (2) the duration of the marriage. This is a case by case decision and Georgia is an equal distribution state, not community property.
