Hatch v. Hooten

SHRUM, Judge.

This is a dispute over the obligation of Ronald Earl Hatch (Father) to pay college expenses and medical expenses for his children. Dana Hooten (Mother) tried to collect such expenses from Father by having a garnishment issued in aid of an execution on a child support order. Father moved to quash the garnishment or, in the alternative, that the rightful sum owed by him be determined. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found that the “college expense” language in the decree was vague and unenforceable. It sustained the motion to quash the garnishment. Nevertheless,…