Parl v. Parl

We have for review a decision of the trial court dissolving a post-judgment writ of garnishment issued against a bank account of the ex-husband, which contains disability income payments. We hold that the disability benefits in the account are exempt, but that the writ of garnishment may be proper as to any other funds maintained in the account.

In 1990, the parties to this appeal divorced. Pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement, incorporated into the final judgment of dissolution, the former wife was awarded periodic alimony. Subsequent to the dissolution, the former husband, a…