Legal Opinion

Killian v. Lawson

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 11, 1980No. 55406PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

387 So.2d 960 (1980)

Janet KILLIAN, Petitioner,

v.

Robert P. LAWSON, Also Known As Robert P. Lutman, Respondent.

No. 55406.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 11, 1980.

Paula S. Gold of Baskin & Sears, Boca Raton, for petitioner.

Shepard Lesser of Lesser, Lesser & Daniels, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

2Per curiam

Petitioner, a judgment creditor of the respondent appealed an adverse trial court ruling that she could not garnish the respondent's wages. The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed[1] and certified the following question:

Whether a divorced man, who pays $1,000 a month alimony, which constitutes…

Also in this document: Dissent; Concurrence.

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aldrich v. AldrichSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  2. Solomon v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
  3. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  4. Brown v. HutchDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  5. Beck v. WylieSupreme Court of Florida · 1952

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4Cited by27 opinions

  1. Ruff v. Dixson (In Re Dixson)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1993
  2. Holden v. Estate of GardnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  3. Goldenberg v. SawczakSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  4. In Re PizziUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1993
  5. In Re SeilkopUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1989

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