Commonwealth ex rel. May v. Walker

The issue in this appeal is whether a circuit court had jurisdiction to entertain an appeal of a judgment of a juvenile and domestic relations district court when the appealing party failed to post an appeal bond.

In May 1986, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Hanover County (the District Court) ordered Raymond M. Walker *321to pay Janet May $100 per week for the support of his two children. In March 1994, the Division of Child Support Enforcement (the Division) sought and obtained a show cause order, claiming that Walker was in arrears in his support payments. On September 9,…