In Re Marriage of Valkiunas and Olsen

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• under Rule 303(a)(2), “the notice of appeal ‘becomes’ effective on the date the impediment to our jurisdiction is removed”
• if there is an unresolved postjudgment motion or pending claim, the notice of appeal does not become effective until the trial court resolves them or makes an express written Rule 304(a) finding
• “[S]ubsection (a)(2) protects the rights of an appellant who has filed a premature notice of appeal, by making the notice of appeal effective when the order denying a postjudgment motion or resolving a still-pending separate claim is entered.”

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