Opinion ID: 2583020
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: Issues Arising From Pre- and Post-Judgment Events To Be Determined In Post-Remand Proceedings

Text: ¶ 23 While appellate scrutiny is generally confined strictly to the record of proceedings conducted below, a well-recognized exception allows an appellate tribunal to consider those after-occurring facts, transpiring during the pendency of an appeal, which may adversely affect the reviewing court's capacity fully to administer effective relief. [27] ¶ 24 Some of the issues to be determined upon remand arose since the appealed-from decision was made below. We cannot ignore the reality that if after-occurring facts should indeed be present, their resolution might affect the outcome of the dispute. Because these facts must be determined in order to finalize this dispute's resolution, post-remand adversarial proceedings will be necessary for the purpose of bringing this litigation to an end. ¶ 25 Law Firm's brief informs us that during the pendency of this appeal, the wife collected from the husband funds in payment of the counsel-fee award. The funds were made available by check payable to three partiesthe wife, her current counsel and Law Firm. The check has been held by wife's counsel pending resolution of the appeal. Law Firm brought against the wife a separate foreclosure action within one year of the counsel-fee payment. [28]