How long can the opposing lawyer delay signing a written order and can it cause the failure to meet the deadline for filing an appeal?

How long can the opposing lawyer delay signing a written order and can it cause the failure to meet the deadline for filing an appeal?

My wife and I together as respondents lost a case in juvenile and domestic relations court to my parents as plaintiffs. Now my parent’s lawyer has now been refusing to sign the written order for several weeks – thus delaying our ability to appeal while the judge is apparently out of the country. In the meantime, we’re having to obey the judge’s ruling.

Asked on February 24, 2012 under Family Law, Virginia

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