Schenck v. Seamon

On January 24, 1979, plaintiffs entered into a consent judgment with defendants, then husband and wife, for payment of past-due rent on the marital home. Defendants did not comply with the terms of the consent judgment and, in September, 1980, plaintiffs began garnishing defendant Yvonne Seamon’s 1 wages. Ms. Seamon filed a motion to quash the writ of garnishment in district court, arguing that, under the married women’s property acts, specifically MCL 557.52; MSA 26.182, MCL 557.53; MSA 26.183, 2 she was not required to pay marital debts out of her separate property. The district court…