HELL NO...... DON'T SIGN IT! And .... press charges against the judge for blackmail. This can't be legal.

Yet another example of the bottom 10%er idiots of the legal community that go in to family law.

IMHO of course.

TheOtherMom-

Please tell me that this is not correct? I have never read anything so illegal in my life.

I would get some clarification/advice from your DH's lawyer. I don't have experience with anything like that & am unsure why a judge would just refuse to hear a case & I'm unsure why they would approach him upfront to request he waive his right to appeal the judge's decision.

I would definitely talk to your DH's lawyer & find out the reason behind something like this.

I would lean toward not signing anything like that, as it sounds like it'd cut your DH out of his rights.

If he has to go before another judge, let it be.

To your question...No you do not have a constitutional right to have appeal a decision. As a matter of fact, you can't appeal most decisions. In order to successfully appeal a case, you have to show an error. It's not enough just to disagree with a decision. To put it in perspective...less than 2% of petitions to the Supreme Court of the United States are granted Cert.

As to whether or not he should sign...the ONLY person who can answer that is your attorney. He knows your state courts, he knows the judges, and he knows local court rules.