Peddicord v. Peddicord

Frank Holt, Justice.

The parties to this lawsuit were divorced in Texas in 1970. The divorce decree incorporated by reference a property settlement that provided, inter alia, that the appellee would make semi-monthly payments to appellant for the remainder of her life or until she remarries. The appellee ceased making these payments in 1973. The appellant obtained judgments in Texas for the arrearages in 1974 and in 1978. The 1974 judgment was affirmed in Peddicord v. Peddicord, 522 S.W.2d 266 (Tex. Civ. App. 1975). She has not obtained satisfaction of those judgments.

The appellant, who is now…