Plaintiff Paul Finch (“Husband”) seeks discretionary review of the “Final Judgment and Decree” of the trial court in this divorce action. We lack jurisdiction.

While designated a “Final Judgment” and granting a divorce, the order Husband seeks to appeal expressly reserved ruling on a motion for contempt filed by intervenor Paulette Evans. “[W]here, as here, a divorce is granted by an order which leaves other issues for decision in the trial court, it is an interlocutory, not a final, order.” Miller v. Miller , 288 Ga. 274, 281 (4) (705 SE2d 839) (2010) (punctuation omitted); accord Carr v. Carr , 238 Ga. 197, 197 (232 SE2d 69) (1977); see also Planet Ins. Co. v. Ferrell , 228 Ga. App. 264, 266 (491 SE2d 471) (1997) (“[P]leadings, motions and orders are to be construed according to their substance and function and not merely as to their nomenclature . . . .”). Husband therefore was required to follow the procedures for interlocutory review as set forth in OCGA § 5-6-34 (b). See Miller v. Miller , 282 Ga. 164, 164-165 (646 SE2d 469) (2007) (interlocutory application required to appeal “Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce” in which trial court reserved ruling on parties’ eligibility for certain government benefits); Carr , 238 Ga. at 197-198 (interlocutory application required to appeal judgment granting divorce decree where trial court reserved a decision on property settlement and alimony). Where both discretionary and interlocutory application procedures apply, the applicant must follow the interlocutory appeal procedure and obtain a timely certificate of immediate review before filing an application. See *2 Miller , 282 Ga. at 164-165; Carr , 238 Ga. at 197-198; see also OCGA §§ 5-6-34 (b); 5-6-35 (a) (2).

Husband’s failure to follow the proper appellate procedures deprives us of jurisdiction over this application, which is hereby DISMISSED.

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