National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Greene

OPINION

WEISBERG, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 May a creditor with a valid judgment against one spouse from a non-community property state satisfy that judgment from the community property of both spouses when they move to Arizona after entry of the judgment? Applying the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution, we hold that a creditor may, and accordingly reverse the superior court’s order quashing the writs of garnishment in this case.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The defendant, Charles Greene (“Charles”) and his wife (“Agnes”) have been married since 1968. In 1983, Charles…