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  • Home
  • Recent Decisions
  • Recent Legislation and Rules
  • Appeals to the Appellate Divison
    • Instructions for taking an Appeal to the Appellate Division
    • Who is served with the notice of appeal?
    • Registration and Consent to Efiling by Respondents Within 20 days of being served the notification of docket number
    • Preserving the Right to Appeal
    • Appellate Division is Single Statewide Court
    • Appeals to the Appellate Division as of Right from the Supreme Court
    • Permissible Appellant—“Aggrieved party” and Mootness doctrine
    • Permissible Appellant - Appealable Judgment or Order
    • Permissible Appellant - Appeal from Order denying motion with leave to renew or without prejudice
    • Appeals : Appellate Review of Non-final Orders in Matrimonial Actions
    • Appeals : Fundamental and Harmless Error
    • Appeals : Matrimonial Presumptions and the Burden of Proof
    • Appeals : Stare Decisis, Precedent and Dicta
    • Appeals : Understanding the Support Magistrate Objection Process
    • Appeals to the Appellate Division from Family Court
    • Perfecting the Appeal to the Appellate Division - Methods
    • Perfecting the Appeal to the Appellate Division - Appellate Division Bound by Record
    • Perfecting the Appeal to the Appellate Division - Order and Settle the Transcript
    • Method of Settlement of the Transcript
    • Appeals to Appellate Division from Supreme Court by permission
    • Form of Record and Briefs - Parties, Docket Number, Method of Reproduction
    • ​Form of Briefs and Appendices - CPLR
    • What must be in the Reproduced Full Record
    • What is the Judgment-roll?
    • What must be in the Appendix.
    • What must be in Briefs
    • Time, number and manner of filing of records, appendices and briefs
    • Cross appeals - Briefing Schedule, Joint Record, Content of Briefs, Time for Service
    • Extension of time to perfect appeal
    • Concurrent appeals, Appeals from a single order or judgment. Consolidation of Appeals.
    • First Department Requirement of note of issue
    • Stay of Enforcement of Order or Judgment Pending Appeal
    • Practice in the Appellate Division: What Laws Govern
    • Practice Rules of the Appellate Divison: Joint & Local Rules
    • Practice in the Appellate Division First Department New and Amended Local Rules June 25, 2021
    • Practice in the Appellate Division, First Department, Frequently asked questions
    • Practice in the Appellate Divison: Motions in the First Department
    • Practice in the Appellate Divison: Motions in the Second Department
    • Practice in the Appellate Division: Motions in the Third Department
    • Practice In The Appellate Division:Motions in the Fourth Department
    • Instructions for Taking an Appeal Frequently Asked Questions
    • Instructions for Perfecting an Appeal to the Appellate Division
    • Instructions to Perfect an Appeal in the Third Department
    • Instructions to perfect an appeal in the Fourth Department
    • Appellate Division Fourth Department Q & A
    • Universal E-filing in the Fourth Department
    • Standards of Appellate Review in Matrimonial Actions
    • Standard of Review— Appellate review of Custody Determinations
    • Standard of Review of Custody Determinations - Effect of Changed Circumstances During Pendency of Appeal
    • Standards of Review : Fugative disentitlement doctrine in custody and child support appealsw Page
    • Mandatory Electronic filing (e-filing): First Department
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): First Department Digital submission in Non-Efiled Matters - June 1, 2020
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): First Department New and Amended Local Rules Updated June 25, 2021
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): First Department Formatting Specifications
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): First Department Frequently Asked Questions
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): Second Department Technical Guidelines
    • Mandatory Electronic filing (e-filing): Second Department
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): First Department Motions Frequently Asked Questions
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): Second Department - Motions -22 NYCRR 670.4 (d)
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): Third Department - Digital Copies - 22 NYCRR 850.4 (a)
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): Third Department Motion FAQs
    • Mandatory Electronic filing (e-filing): Fourth Department
    • Electronic filing (e-filing): Fourth Department Motion FAQS
    • Electronic filing Authorization in matrimonial actions
    • E-filing Rules and Forms of the Appellate Division
    • Joel R. Brandes Reported Appeals
  • Court of Appeals Rules of Practice
  • How to take an Appeal to the Court of Appeals
  • I. Appeals as of Right
  • II. Motions for Leave to Appeal
  • III. Guidelines for Preparing a Motion for Leave to AppeaNew Page
  • IV. Rule 500.11 Review Aternate Procedure for Selected Appeals
  • V. Appealability and Reviewability
  • VI. What is a Final Determination
  • VII. The "Necessarily Affects" Requirement
  • Filing of record material and briefs in normal course appeals and required copies
  • Contents of Records, appendices and exhibits in normal course appeals
  • Content and form of Briefs in normal course appeals
  • Civil and Criminal Appeals Frequently Asked Questions
  • Civil Motions Frequently Asked Questions
  • Court-Pass - Digital Filing Frequently Asked Questions
  • Court of Appeals Portal for uploading companion digital submissions
  • Court of Appeals Court Pass Public Access and Search
  • New York Divorce Law
    • Agreements Before & During Marriage
    • Custody & Visitation
    • Child Support Awards
    • Counsel Fee Awards
    • Enforcement of Judgments & Orders
    • Equitable Distribution
    • Equitable Distribution Law for Trial Counsel
    • Equitable Distribution Decisions Chart
    • Exclusive Occupancy of Marital Home
    • Grounds for Divorce
    • Maintenance Awards until 2016
    • Maintenance Awards after January 22, 2016
    • Modification of Maintenance and Child Support Orders and Judgments
    • Orders of Protection
    • Special Relief - Insurance
    • Spousal Support Awards
    • Table of Effective dates of Revisions to Domestic Relations Law §§ 236, 237, and 240
    • Timetable For Service of Motion Papers
    • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act
  • Additional Articles and Information about New York Divorce & Family Law
    • Adoption Information
    • Antenuptial and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Child Abuse & Prevention
    • Child Custody & Parental Alienation Information
    • Child Support
    • Common Law Marriage
    • Child Visitation Supervisors
    • Degrees & Licenses
    • Domestic Violence
    • Emergency Court Applications
    • Engagement gifts
    • Evidence Law
    • Family Court Proceedings
    • Federal Law Divorce Resources (Pension and Social Security)
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Grandparent and Non-Parent Visitation
    • Grounds for Divorce
    • Legal Fees, Liens & Sanctions
    • Litigation & Procedure
    • Maintenance and Child Support New York Court System Tools
    • Maintenance, Special Relief & Spousal Support
    • Marital Property and Property Distribution
    • New York Motion Practice
    • Professional Conduct
    • Retirement Benefits
    • Questions about Income Tax
    • Right to Counsel in Matrimonial Action
    • Role of the Attorney for the Child
    • Valuation Aids
  • ​New York Court System Links for Lawyers
  • New York Court Rules
  • New York Court Websites and Decisions
  • Electronic Filing in Supreme Court Rules and FAQ's
  • Using EDDS Electronic Delivery to Courts
  • New York Courts Case Search Page for E-filed Case Files
  • New York Court System Site Map
  • Family Court Official Forms
  • International Child Abduction Remedies
    • International Child Abduction
    • Hague International Child Abduction Convention cases from 2011 to date.
    • Hague international Child Abduction Table of Reported and Unreported Cases from 1988 until 2010
  • Site Map of The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes PC website
  • Make an Appointment for a Consultation
    • Consultation Fee Payment
  • Joel R. Brandes Curriculum vitae
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