Diaz v. Diaz

At issue here are two attempts by plaintiff Northtown Bank of Decatur (the Bank) to recover against respondent Leonard Diaz (Leonard) one-half of a judgment the Bank had obtained against Leonard’s ex-wife Opal Diaz (Opal). The judgment against Opal had been entered in Macon County case No. 76-LM-324, Northtown Bank of Decatur v. Diaz. Prior to entry of that judgment, the Diaz divorce decree in Macon County case No. 76-D-168, Diaz v. Diaz, had ordered Leonard to “pay one-half of the final amount due and payable” in the Bank’s case against Opal. In a supplementary proceeding in case No.…