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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-4-5. Effect of annulment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-4-5. Effect of annulment.

A decree of annulment, when rendered, shall have the effect of a total divorce between the parties of a void marriage and shall return the parties thereto to their original status before marriage. However, a decree of annulment shall not operate to relieve the parties to a marriage of criminal charges or responsibilities occasioned by the marriage.

## History

Ga. L. 1952, p. 149, § 5.