Opinion ID: 1917511
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: whether little's claim was properly before the circuit court.

Text: ¶ 9. Miss.Code Ann. § 43-21-651 (2000) provides in pertinent part: (1) The court to which appeals may be taken from final orders or decrees of the youth court shall be the supreme court of Mississippi. In any case wherein an appeal is desired, written notice of intention to appeal shall be filed with the youth court clerk within ten (10) days after the rendition of the final order or decree to be appealed from.... ¶ 10. According to Little's brief, the decision of the youth court was handed down on January 31, 2000. There is no evidence in the record of any appeal taken from this judgment, much less any appeal taken within the requisite 10 days. Little filed a complaint against DHS on May 1, 2001, almost a year and a half later. As his proper method of seeking relief from the youth court's determination would have been to file an appeal with this Court within ten days, the filing of an original circuit court complaint against DHS some year and a half later is not the appropriate remedy for seeking relief. Accordingly, the circuit properly held that it had no jurisdiction to hear Little's claims.