Trial Procedures
How Georgia divorce trials work, including jury selection, evidence rules, expert testimony, and trial procedures.
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The Preponderance Standard in a Divorce
Almost every question in a Georgia divorce is decided by a preponderance of the evidence, which means the superior weight of it and nothing more.
Read MoreGeorgia's Child Hearsay Statute
Georgia's child hearsay statute lets an adult repeat what a child under 16 said about abuse, but only on three conditions.
Read MoreThe Guardian ad Litem's Testimony at Trial
In a Georgia custody trial the guardian ad litem is the court's witness, testifies as an expert on the child's best interest, and can be cross-examined.
Read MoreWhen a Judge Interviews Your Child
A Georgia judge may interview your child privately in a contested custody case, but cannot decide custody on what you were never allowed to see.
Read MoreWill My Child Have to Testify in My Divorce?
Georgia judges rarely put children on the witness stand in a divorce, and whether yours testifies is the court's decision rather than yours.
Read MoreCan You Record Your Spouse's Calls?
You may record a conversation you are part of, but recording your spouse's calls with other people is a felony in Georgia.
Read MoreComputer Crimes in a Georgia Divorce
Going through a spouse's device or accounts can be a felony in Georgia and carries a civil claim, but the statute has no exclusion rule.
Read MoreElectronic Evidence in Georgia Divorces
How you obtained a text, an email, or a recording matters as much in a Georgia divorce as what it actually says.
Read MoreEmails as Evidence in a Georgia Divorce
A printout of an email does not prove itself in Georgia, but circumstantial evidence of where it came from is usually enough.
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