That’s really a kind of a case-by-case basis type answer. In a perfect world, in Georgia, the law provides that once the divorce is initiated by the filing of a divorce complaint, the respondent or the defendant in that complaint has 30 days to file an answer or response to that complaint. In a again, perfect world, if everything goes smoothly and either an agreement is reached or a case goes before a court, a divorce can be finalized in as little as 45 days—45 days after the defendant has been served with a divorce complaint, or after the case has been initiated.

Oftentimes, it does admittedly take much longer than that because there are many, I guess, moving parts to a divorce case that can come into play, such as what we call the discovery process, which is, in essence, an exchange of information between each party. There are informal or formal mediation instances that take place where parties attempt to reach an agreement between the two of them without the need to further litigate the case. If children are involved and custody is in dispute, oftentimes a third party will get involved called a guardian ad litem. So, all those things can delay the process or make a divorce become a little bit more protracted. But I guess, in a perfect world, as little as 45 days. If things are a little bit more complicated, it can take significantly longer than that.