Shannon v. Shannon

GUIDRY, Judge.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether a garnishment of a father’s wages instituted to enforce a judgment for past due child support payments primes and takes precedence in enforcement over a prior existing garnishment instituted to enforce a judgment for an unpaid debt on a promissory note. The trial court held that under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 13:39281 the latter *185garnishment is subordinate to and is ranked behind the garnishment for child support arrearages. From this judgment the subordinated garnisher, Natchitoches Collections, Inc., appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff, De…