Appeal of Trial

An agreed divorce or separation is not subject to appeal except for very unusual grounds such as fraud or other material misrepresentation.

Final Court decisions are subject to appeal as a matter of right.

Temporary court decisions are subject to appeal upon the discretion of the Appellate Court. Appeal is proper to consider in exceptional circumstances.

Prior to appeal you should consider seeking reconsideration of the ruling by the Court pursuant to Civil Rule 60 or 59. This may help you better understand the Courts reasoning if it does not agree and thus clarify what it is that you are appealing.

Where this process will lead is often dependent upon how things go, the way in which the spouses treat each other, and how that interaction is perceived.

The first responsibilities in a separation should be to the children in the family. Even though the separation is primarily about the spouses, their issues should be subordinate to that of the kids.

Secondary considerations include a host of responsibilities, many of which are financial. Mortgages, insurances, loans, taxes, income flow, investments, business ownership and operation. All of these facts of daily life take on new twists when the couple agrees to separate.

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