Johns v. Johns

TOOLE, P.J.,

This matter comes before the court upon claim of James J. Johns, (defendant), for exemption and/or immunity of certain property from execution. Maureen Johns, (plaintiff) and the garnishee, First Eastern Bank, N.A., opposed any exemption and/or immunity.

This case arises out of a domestic relations matter. The plaintiff and defendant were married and experiencing domestic difficulties when the defendant secured a Haitian divorce on February 26, 1976, and purported to marry Dorothy Simon on April 9, 1976. The Haitian divorce and marriage were declared null and void by decree of this…