Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. 18th Judicial District of the District Attorney Family Support Division
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 2007No. 06CA2117Published
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge ROMAN.
In this paternity action, the People appeal from the trial court's order affirming the magistrate's determination that the attorney's lien on personal injury settlement proceeds obtained for Paul Harding Wood (father) had priority over a child support judgment. We affirm.
The People filed a verified entry of support judgment in the amount of $24,160.28, representing child support arrearages that father owed Deborah DeThomas (mother) for the period between May 1998 and March 2006.
The People subsequently obtained a writ of garnishment for the support judgment, and served…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Collins v. ThuringerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1933
- Kallenberger v. BuchananSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Dankwardt v. KermodeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1920
- In Re the Marriage of LishnevskyColorado Court of Appeals · 1999
- Clark v. O'DonnellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1920
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