Williams v. Stepler

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Appellee Sharon Stepler filed a petition under the Family Violence Act (OCGA § 19-13-1 et seq.) against Williams, contending he committed an act of “family violence” against the parties’ child, age 11 years. At the hearing on the petition, defendant Williams expressly asked that any interview of the child in chambers be recorded, under Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.5 (B). The trial court interviewed the child in chambers, but those proceedings were not recorded. The trial court issued an order granting temporary protective custody to Stepler. We granted this…