Jones v. Jones

Hunt, Justice.

In this divorce case, the trial court invoked the “three minute rule” of former Code Ann. § 24-3341 1 because the defendant husband was not present even though his attorney was there and announced ready. We granted his application to appeal.

Under the Constitution of 1983, this court was authorized to adopt uniform court and recordkeeping rules with the advice and consent of the affected trial courts. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. IX, Par. I. Pursuant to this mandate, such rules were duly adopted and became effective on July 1, 1985. 2 Among the Uniform Superior Court Rules is one…