Knight v. Knight

YATES, Judge.

The parties were divorced in June 1993. The judgment required Mr. Knight to pay child support, through income withholding, and alimony. In January 1994, Ms. Knight filed a process of garnishment to have Mr. Knight’s employer deduct from his wages $2,500 that she claimed he owed her for unpaid alimony. The trial court denied Mr. Knight’s motion to quash the garnishment; he now appeals, claiming that the garnishment was improper because it exceeded 25% of his net disposable earnings, in violation of § 6-10-7, Aa.Code 1975. We reverse and remand.

Mr. Knight pays, through an income…