Avery v. COM., DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

BENTON, Judge.

Elbert L. Avery, Jr. appeals from the trial judge’s refusal to hear his appeal from a final order of the juvenile and domestic relations court adjudging him guilty of contempt and assessing a support arrearage. Avery alleges that the trial judge erred in finding that because Avery failed to file an appeal bond the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to consider the contempt issue. We agree and reverse the order.

The record establishes that in 1990, a judge of the juvenile court ordered Avery to pay $100 per month support for his three children. In 1994, Avery was summoned to court…