Chapter 18-2 Initiating an Appeal

• Jurisdiction: Florida

18-2 Initiating an Appeal

Initiating an appeal requires that the appealing party file a petition or a notice of appeal (depending on the nature of the appeal) with the trial court, attaching the order being appealed and advising that the subject order is being appealed to the appellate court with appropriate jurisdiction.⁵ Even if the appellant files a notice of appeal in the wrong lower court, it will be transferred by the clerk to the correct court⁶ At the same time of the filing of a notice of appeal, the appellant must also pay a filing fee to the circuit court clerk, part of which is then paid by the circuit court to...