MULTIPLE APPEALS:

   THE RATIONALE BEHIND ALLOWING MORE THAN ONE APPEAL IN THE SAME CASE IS TO ENABLE THE REST OF THE CASE TO PROCEED IN THE EVENT THAT A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY THE COURT AND HELD TO BE FINAL. In this multi-appeal mode, the probate court loses jurisdiction only over the subject matter of the appeal but retains jurisdiction over the special proceeding from which the appeal was taken for purposes of further remedies the parties may avail of. (ATTY. BRIONES VS. HENSON-CRUZ [2008]).

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