Trial Procedures
How Georgia divorce trials work, including jury selection, evidence rules, expert testimony, and trial procedures.
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How to Ask a Georgia Judge to Step Aside
A recusal motion must be in writing with a supporting affidavit, and if it clears three threshold questions a different judge decides it.
Read MoreLosing Motions Is Not Proof a Judge Is Biased
Georgia holds that judicial rulings almost never support a recusal motion. The bias has to come from outside the courtroom.
Read MoreRecusal Motion Deadlines in a Georgia Divorce
You have five days from learning the grounds, and you must also file at least ten days before the hearing the recusal concerns.
Read MoreWhat a Georgia Recusal Affidavit Must Say
A recusal affidavit has to be definite and specific as to time, place, persons and circumstances. Bare conclusions are not enough.
Read MoreWhen Must a Georgia Judge Recuse?
The test is whether a fair minded, impartial person would reasonably question the judge's impartiality -- not whether you question it.
Read MoreCan 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.
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