Late appeal allowed for GAL fee award made without notice - Gudino v. Gudino

APPEALS – APPELLATE PROCEDURE – EXCUSING PROCEDURAL DEFAULT – FEE AWARDS (AT TRIAL) – GUARDIANS AD LITEM.  We’ve all seen many short opinions wherein the appellant is out of luck because the incomplete Record supposedly leaves the appellate court with nothing to go on.  But in an unpublished opinion called Gudino v. Gudino, the Court of Appeals looks it all over, discusses much in careful detail, declares that “given the undeveloped state of the Record, we decline to address these issues for the first time on appeal,” and decides the appeal for –

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