It shall not be necessary to request that findings of facts be consigned for the purposes of an appeal, but upon the motion of a part[y], filed not later than ten (10) days after a copy of the notice of the judgment is filed in the record of the case, the court make take the corresponding initial findings of facts or conclusions of law, if they were not made because they were not necessary, pursuant to Rule 43.2, or may amend or make additional determinations, and may amend the judgment accordingly. The motion may be joined with a motion to reconsider or for a new trial, pursuant to Rules 47 and 48, respectively. In any case, the sufficiency of the evidence to support the findings may be raised subsequently, even though the party raising the issue has not objected to them in the lower court, or has not filed a motion to amend them, or has not filed for a judgment.The motion for additional findings of facts shall be notified to the other parties in the case within the same ten (10) days established by this rule to file it in court. The term to notify shall be of strict compliance. History —Amended on Dec. 25, 1995, No. 249, § 12; Nov. 16, 2002, No. 267, § 1.
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