Law Offices of Boyd & Boyd v. King (In re King)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM B. LEFFLER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue is whether the Law Offices of Boyd & Boyd (hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff), by virtue of Tennessee’s statutory attorney’s lien, can collect legal fees owed to the Plaintiff by Janice Lee Burson King (hereinafter referred to as the Defendant) by exercising his lien on the $600.00 per month alimony payment that is received by the Defendant as a result of a divorce proceeding from which the Plaintiff’s legal fees arise.

Upon consideration of the testimony and exhibits at trial, oral arguments of counsel, and the…