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the only remaining task is merely ministerial.” ¶ 8 (App. 2012) (cleaned up).

Law P. 83(c)(1); see also Madrid v. Avalon Care Center-Chandler, L.L.C., ¶ 6 (App. 2014) (Because “not all claims as to all parties have been resolved, the judgment is not a Rule 54(c) judgment.”); ¶ 10 (App. 2012) (Rule 78 is based on Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 54, and courts should look to its caselaw for guidance.).

¶7 Generally, if a party files a notice of appeal before a final judgment—such as while a determination of the amount of attorney’s fees remains pending—the notice is “ineffective.” –24, ¶¶ 12–14 (App. 2012); ¶ 13 (2011).

–24, ¶¶ 13–14 (App. 2012).

(“[T]he judge’s role in the sentencing function is never ministerial.”); ¶ 13 (App. 2012) (Barassi exception does not apply to the computation of attorney’s fees).

See, e.g., AU Enterprises, ¶ 10 (App. 2020) (finding later entry of order awarding attorney's fees does not cure a premature notice of appeal from an order that did not include the amount of fees); -24, ¶¶ 10- 14 (App. 2012) (determining the amount of attorney's fees to award is discretionary, not ministerial).

5 BARKLEY v. ICEP Decision of the Court appealable, ¶ 7 (App. 2012); however, Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 12-2101(A)(5)(b) provides an exception to the general rule, permitting an appeal from an order “refusing to grant or dissolve an injunction.” Thus, the denial of a preliminary injunction may be immediately appealed under this section.

¶ 3 "As a general rule, only final judgments are appealable," Ghadimi v. Soraya , , ¶ 7, and "a family court ruling is not final and appealable until all of the claims pending before the court have been resolved or a Family Rule 78(B) certification of finality is included."

¶ 7 (App. 2012); see ARCAP 13(a)(4) (requiring appellant to include the basis for jurisdiction in the opening brief).

Appeals are generally only allowed from final judgments, ¶ 7 (App. 2012), but may be pursued from other rulings as authorized in Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 12-2101(A), Brumett v. MGA Home Healthcare, L.L.C., ¶ 2 (App. 2016).

¶ 9, -23, ¶¶ 10-11, - 71 (App. 2012).

¶¶ 7-8, (stating that, “[a]s a general rule, only final judgments are appealable”); Wendling v. Sw.

¶9 where the family court issued a signed decree granting the husband’s attorneys’ fees but left the specific amount of those fees to be determined.

¶ 10, 2 Rule 78(B) provides: When more than one claim for relief is presented in an action, whether as a claim, counterclaim, or third-party claim, or when multiple parties are involved, the court may direct the entry of final judgment as to one o

(noting disfavor of hypertechnical arguments and preference for disposing of cases on merits); (court of appeals has “independent duty to examine whether we have jurisdiction over matters on appeal”).