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A divorce certificate is often thought to be equivalent to a divorce decree, but that is not the case. One of the two documents serves as the final proof, while the second document is understood as a strict court order. The court issues a divorce decree in the final stage of your divorce enforcement journey.

Theoretically it's possible to get a divorce in Georgia is as little as 31 days. The reality for an uncontested divorce in Georgia is six months to one year from filing to receiving your final decree. A contested divorce in Georgia can range from six months to several years.

Now that you are divorced you need to be able to prove it. You can only do that with certified copy of the Final Judgment and Decree. A certified copy of your divorce decree (or any other document from the divorce case) can be obtained ONLY from the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which your divorce occurred.

Although the department can confirm divorces, copies of the records are held by the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. Any requests for divorce records must go through the superior court.

As a general rule, a divorce decree can only be set aside in Georgia within three years of the divorce decree having been entered. OCGA § 9-11-60(f) establishes the exclusive time limitation for when a judgment is attacked by a motion to set aside.

Your divorce is final when a Divorce Settlement Agreement is signed by both parties and notarized, and the subsequent Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce is approved by the court, signed by a judge and filed.