Hardy v. State ex rel. Chambers

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This is a paternity case.

This is the second time this case has been appealed to this court. The first appeal was dismissed as premature because there was no child support award making the judgment final to support an appeal. Hardy v. State, 541 So.2d 566 (Ala.Civ.App.1989).

Patricia Chambers, mother of Ebony M. Chambers, born July 20, 1984, filed a complaint for paternity and child support in juvenile court on November 5, 1985, alleging that Jimmy Lee Hardy was the child’s father. After a juvenile court determination of paternity, Hardy appealed to circuit court, requesting a…