Effective December 1, 2018, E-Filing will be required for the following appeals in all matters originating and electronically filed in Supreme and Surrogate’s Courts in Orange, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland Counties:

• Where the notice of appeal is dated on or after December 3, 2018 and
• Where the notice of appeal is dated prior to December 3, 2018, and the appeal is perfected on or after January 15, 2019. In matters that fall within this category, compliance with the time limitation contained in 22 NYCRR 1245.3(a) shall be measured from December 3, 2018.

E-filing is neither mandated nor permitted in all matters originating and electronically filed in Supreme and Surrogate’s Courts in Orange, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland Counties which are perfected prior to December 3, 2018.

Be advised that these new electronic filing requirements for cases originating in the Supreme and Surrogate’s Courts in Orange, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland Counties are in addition to the compulsory E-Filing of appeals in matters originating and electronically filed in Westchester and Suffolk Counties. You may also visit the court’s latest updates here: Electronic Filing Rules of the Appellate Division.

If you are still unsure about how to proceed with electronically filing your appeal from a case that arises from the Supreme or Surrogate’s Courts in any of the above-mentioned counties, please contact an appellate expert at Counsel Press.

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