Trial Procedures
How Georgia divorce trials work, including jury selection, evidence rules, expert testimony, and trial procedures.
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What the Judge Said in Court Versus What the Order Says
In Georgia the written judgment controls. A trial court's oral pronouncement is not a judgment at all until it is reduced to writing and entered.
Read MoreWhen a Georgia Divorce Verdict Contradicts Itself
A divorce verdict has to hang together. Two findings that cannot both be true will be set aside, but only if the verdict cannot be read sensibly.
Read MoreWhen Is a Georgia Divorce Decree Final?
A decree is final once it is signed and filed, unless it leaves an issue for the judge to decide later -- and the title on the front page does not settle it.
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