Karl Raymond Duffy v. Jenifer Michele Duffy
Syllabus
In its divorce decree, the trial court \adopted\ Wife's proposed parenting plans without signing or attaching the plans. More than a year after the resolution of Husband's subsequent motion to alter or amend, the trial court eventually signed the parenting plans pursuant to a motion to enter by Husband. Because we determine that Husband's argument that the trial court's order only became final when the plans were signed is without merit, we conclude that Husband's appeal was untimely. Without a timely filed notice of appeal, this Court lacks jurisdiction, and the appeal is dismissed. Wife is awarded her appellate attorney's fees.
Judges: Presiding Judge J. Steven Stafford
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