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What is the process to file a family law appeal in New York?

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well the process to file an appeal is
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actually quite simple you file a notice
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which is a notice of appeal which
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basically says I want to appeal and you
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file that with the trial court sometimes
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you file it with the Appel Division if
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it’s an emergency but primarily with the
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trial court and then you file an Appel
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division information statement which
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basically tells the court what you’re
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looking to appeal the Nuance is and the
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complexities come into motion practice
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before the appell court and they also
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come into play with regard to how to
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frame your appeal what issues you should
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actually present in your brief rather
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than what issues you presented in your
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notice to the Appel division as to the
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issues that you wanted to bring before
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the court because you’re not bound by
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that information statement you are bound
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by your brief and you are bound by what
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you put before the court so you’ve got
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to pick your issues carefully and you
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you’ve got to make sure they’re the
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strongest ones possible in terms of
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arguing

New York, NY family law attorney Yonatan Levoritz talks about the process to file a family law appeal in New York.

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