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The Fifth Amendment Privilege at a Georgia Divorce Trial
You can refuse to answer an incriminating question at your Georgia divorce trial, but staying silent earlier in the case can cost you the chance to speak later.
Read MoreThe Rule of Sequestration in a Georgia Divorce
Either side can have the other's witnesses kept out of the courtroom until they testify, but the current Georgia statute does not let a judge exclude a party.
Read MoreCan a Georgia Expert Rely on Hearsay?
A Georgia expert may base an opinion on information that could never be admitted, if experts in the field reasonably rely on that kind of material.
Read MoreCan You Value Your Own Property?
You can give your own opinion of what your property is worth in a Georgia divorce, but only if you say what that opinion rests on.
Read MoreExpert Testimony on the Ultimate Issue
Georgia no longer bars an expert opinion just because it answers the very question before the court, but legal conclusions are still off limits.
Read MoreGeorgia Expert Witness Qualifications
The trial judge decides whether your expert may testify in a Georgia divorce, and that ruling is reviewed only for abuse of discretion.
Read MoreIs a Biased Expert Disqualified?
In Georgia, an expert's bias does not keep the expert off the stand. It goes to how much weight the judge or jury gives the testimony.
Read MoreHow 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.
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