So you’ve waited weeks (maybe months) and finally, your attorney tells you that the judge has made a decision. You’re excited; ready to follow the judge’s order. Or maybe you hate it, and don’t want to follow it. You want to appeal immediately Well, hold on . . . the judge giving his or her decision is only part of it.

One attorney is responsible for writing the order; the other attorney has to comment; and the judge has to decide what changes need to be made before signing the final order. That sounds simple, but that process could easily take a month or longer. I once had it take eight (8) months.

Just keep in mind that you want the order to address as many issues and scenarios as possible. Many times it takes some time to consider appeal issues. There are more issues than just typing up the judge’s order that need to be considered. My suggestion is to be patient while your attorney drafts the orders and be involved in that process by considering potential problems in the order.

If you want to appeal the order, keep in mind that in North Carolina the time for filing a notice of appeal does not begin until the order is signed by the judge and file-stamped.

Just keep in mind that just like everything else this too is a process, and one of the most important ones.

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