Waldrop v. State ex rel. Broughton

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a paternity case.

The Circuit Court of Calhoun County denied the defendant’s request for an appeal de novo to the circuit court. The trial court’s action was based on the premise that the defendant had failed to timely perfect his right of appeal. The defendant contends that no final judgment had been entered, and, therefore, there was no unreasonable delay in filing the appeal.

The proceedings leading to this appeal, which are somewhat irregular and complex, are as follows:

The original paternity action was filed in the Family Court Division of the Calhoun Circuit Court on…