Family,
Appellate Practice
Aug. 26, 2019
Appeals in family law before a final judgment is entered
Waiting for a final judgment in a family law matter means that litigants may be required to delay a long time before they can appeal. This long wait can wreak havoc on the wallets of ordinary people.
Claudia Ribet
Of Counsel
California Appellate Law Group LLP
appellate law (certified) and family law (certified)
811 Wilshire Blvd 17th Floor
Los Angeles , California 90017
Phone: (213) 878-0404
Antioch School of Law
California Appellate Law Group LLP is an appellate boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Claudia is one of only three attorneys in California certified by the State Bar as a specialist in both family law and appellate law. Find out more about Claudia and the California Appellate Law Group LLP at www.calapplaw.com. Appellate Zealots is a monthly column on recent appellate decisions and appellate issues written by the attorneys of the California Appellate Law Group LLP.
APPELLATE ZEALOTS
As most trial lawyers know, the "one final judgment" rule allows an appeal to be taken only after the trial court enters a final judgment that ends the trial court proceedings by completely disposing of the matter in controversy. There are certainly exceptions to this rule, particularly in family law cases -- most notably, you can directly appeal an interim order concerning the payment of money, like a support or fee order. But most o...
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