Jacobs v. Jacobs

CRIST, Judge.

The appellant and respondent were formerly husband and wife, respectively (which is how we refer to them hereafter), whose marriage was dissolved in 1978. The wife was awarded in the dissolution decree:

[T]he sum of $300.00 per month as and for her maintenance, in installments in the amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) each, payable on the 1st and 15th day of each month through September, 1980.

Husband stopped making the payments upon wife’s remarriage in December, 1979, and she subsequently sought a garnishment on execution to collect the amounts she claims came due…