Knight v. Knight

The parties herein were divorced on December 6, 1979. An agreement was executed setting out various terms including that the husband would pay the wife $400 for payment of her attorney of record. The final decree of divorce set out the same amount to be paid by the husband for the wife's attorney fees. The decree, however, did not refer to the agreement. The husband failed to pay the amount ordered for the attorney fee. The wife petitioned for a writ of garnishment to collect the fee. The City of Birmingham, the husband's employer, was garnishee.

Pursuant to § 6-6-482, Code (1975) which…