Cloyd v. Cloyd

GUNN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Colonel Mason D. Cloyd, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court overruling his motions to quash writs of garnishment directed against wages owed to him by the United States Air Force. The garnishments were initiated by his former wife, Rita Marie Cloyd, in order to collect a previous Missouri judgment for alimony and child support. On appeal, defendant argues that the writs of garnishment could not lie because personal jurisdiction was not obtained over him in the underlying divorce proceeding, rendering void the money judgment awarded. Further, he argues…