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How to Change Your Name in Georgia
A name change is a superior court petition with a four-week publication requirement, and victims of family violence can have that requirement waived.
Read MoreOnly Superior Court Can Grant a Georgia Divorce
The Georgia Constitution gives superior courts exclusive jurisdiction over divorce cases, and no agreement between spouses can move that power elsewhere.
Read MoreThree Parts of Georgia Divorce Jurisdiction
A Georgia divorce court needs subject matter jurisdiction, jurisdiction over the parties, and proper venue, and only the first of the three cannot be waived.
Read MoreWhen a Georgia Divorce Judgment Is Void
A divorce judgment entered without subject matter jurisdiction is void, cannot be cured by agreement, and can be attacked at any time.
Read MoreA Divorce Judge's Discretion in Georgia
A Georgia divorce judge has broad discretion over how a trial is run, but the record has to show that the discretion was actually exercised.
Read MoreCourt-Ordered ADR in a Georgia Divorce
A Georgia judge can order you to attend mediation before trial, but the order cannot require you to settle, and you can petition to be removed.
Read MoreDirected Verdicts in a Georgia Divorce
A directed verdict takes an issue away from the jury, but only when the evidence is one-sided enough that it leaves the jury nothing to decide.
Read MoreMistrials in a Georgia Divorce Trial
Whether to grant a mistrial in a Georgia divorce is left to the trial judge, and a rebuke with an instruction to the jury is usually the remedy.
Read MoreRemote Hearings in a Georgia Divorce
Uniform Superior Court Rule 9 lets most divorce proceedings be held by video, but not the trial, and testifying by video is left to the judge.
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