Jury Trials
Right to jury trial and jury selection in Georgia divorce cases.
Can a Juror Opposed to Divorce Serve in Georgia?
A Georgia juror with conscientious scruples about granting divorces is incompetent to serve, but the panel is only asked if a party asks.
Read MoreDo You Get a Jury Trial in a Georgia Divorce?
A jury trial in a Georgia divorce is not automatic. It takes an issuable defense and a written demand, and both have to be there.
Read MoreHow Jurors Are Questioned in a Georgia Divorce
Voir dire in a Georgia divorce follows ordinary civil practice, and a juror connected to a party or lawyer is not automatically disqualified.
Read MoreHow You Waive a Jury Trial in a Georgia Divorce
A jury demand can be given up in writing, out loud in open court, or by conduct -- but simply failing to show up is not a waiver.
Read MoreIssuable Defenses and Juries in Georgia Divorce
Without an issuable defense there is no jury in a Georgia divorce, no matter how carefully the jury demand was filed.
Read MoreWhat You Can Ask Jurors in a Georgia Divorce
Uniform Superior Court Rule 10.1 sets the limits on voir dire questions, and an objection you do not make on the spot is waived.
Read MoreWhen to Demand a Jury in a Georgia Divorce
A Georgia divorce jury demand must be in writing and filed on or before the call of the case, which means the moment the trial begins.
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