The answer to this question depends on the court issuing the decision. If an Associate Court judge decides that you do not agree with, you may request “de novo review” by the elected judge of the assigned Court within three days then have that judge determine whether the Associate Judge’s decision was a correct one. Once the elected Judge decides, you no longer have any ability to change that decision unless you formally “appeal” the decision to the intermediate appellate court within 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks). Appeals are expensive, time-consuming, and quite rare, due to the expense associated with them. Moreover, appeals in family law matters are unsuccessful most of the time due to the wide discretion given to trial judges in weighing the credibility of witnesses to make decisions. Visit your lawyer if you think an appeal may be appropriate as appeals are highly technical.