So, you or the other side decided to Appeal the Final Judgment, and the Appellate Court ruled that the Order under appeal is affirmed.
Generally, that means that the process is at an end.
The Order under appeal is approved by the Appellate court, so the order stands as the final ruling.
There may be additional processes, but those would be initiated by one of the parties.
There potentially could be repercussions of the appellate process, such as the taxing of costs or attorney’s fees by the court, but again, that would be initiated by an aggrieved party. In other words, a party who is dissatisfied with the final result could ask that the other side pay for the appellate process.
Read about the Florida Appeals Process Here.
Another result could be that the aggrieved party may seek to have a different court altogether review the appellate process.
Generally, appeals by trial courts in Florida are reviewed by the District Courts of Appeal, but those District Courts of Appeal have an even higher authority in the Florida Supreme Court, so their rulings could be reviewed by that court.
Or, a question of Federal law may apply to the matter, which means that the case may be reviewed by the US Circuit Courts of Appeal, and then eventually by the US Supreme Court.
As a general rule, a person that is aggrieved by a court decision can nearly endlessly apply to have that matter reviewed by ever-higher authorities.
But at some point, the process will result in a final ruling. For most, that final ruling is in the trial court, but some final rulings require other courts to rule.
The complexity of the appeal is usually the deciding factor in terms of the length of time of the actual process.
Read about the 4 different types of appeals in Florida family law.
If you have questions regarding appealing your family law judgment, contact Men’s Rights Law Firm today for a consultation at 239-829-0166.