Appeals can be sought when a Court has issued its final order and/or when a decision has been certified for interlocutory appeal. The nuances of when an appeal can be filed and what types of orders can be appealed have been explored in previous blog posts.
Once an appeal is filed and the process has concluded, there may still be a pending issue-namely, appellate costs. These are separate from attorney fees. To recover attorney fees, a party must show that the appeal was frivolous or brought in bad fait1. However, the burden and process to recover costs is a different one ... Read More