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Final Copy 289 Ga. 126

S11F0229. ALEXANDROV v. ALEXANDROV.

THOMPSON, Justice. Julie Anne Alexandrov (wife) and Alex Alexandrov (husband) were divorced by a March 2010 final judgment and divorce decree. Wife thereafter filed an application for discretionary appeal which this Court granted pursuant to the pilot project for family law cases. Wright v. Wright, 277 Ga. 133 (587 SE2d 600) (2003). Wife contends on appeal that the trial court erred by refusing to consider all of the evidence, denying her the right to make closing arguments, and making an award of attorney fees without holding a hearing. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1. Wife contends the trial court denied her right at trial to present evidence of husband's post-separation adultery. This enumeration of error, however, is not supported by the record. The record demonstrates wife testified at length about her suspicions of adultery and she cross-examined husband, over his objection, concerning her allegations. Nowhere in the

record is there any indication of the trial court's refusal to admit tendered evidence with regard to this issue. Similarly, we find no evidence the trial court failed to consider admitted documentary evidence pertaining to husband's income and assets before rendering its decision. The trial court orally announced its findings and conclusions after a one-day bench trial, during which the parties presented substantial documentary and testimonial evidence of the parties' financial circumstances. The trial court's oral findings clearly demonstrate its familiarity with the evidence and the final judgment reflects it was entered after consideration of all of the evidence. See OCGA

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