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Interim orders made by masters in family law matters can be appealed as of right to a judge of the Supreme Court.
===Steps===
Under Rule 22-7, an appeal is brought by filing a Notice of Appeal from Master, Registrar or Special Referee in Form F98 within 14 days of the date the order was made. This deadline applies to orders made under the Supreme Court Family Rules or the ''Family Law Act''. The appeals of orders made under the ''Divorce Act'' are governed by that act, and section 21(3) says that an appeal must be made within 30 days.
The date the appeal <span class="noglossary">will</span> be heard is written on the Notice of Appealfrom Master, Registrar or Special Referee. It is a good idea to leave this part of the form blank until you've had a chance to talk to the court registry staff. Depending on how long your appeal <span class="noglossary">will</span> take to be heard and the court's schedule, they may want to select the date of the hearing for you.
It's important to know that filing a Notice of Appeal Form F98 does not, on its own, operate to cancel the order pending the appeal. You can, if you want, apply to the master who made the order for an order that the order <span class="noglossary">will</span> be ''suspended'' until the appeal is heard.
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