Baker v. Baker
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
MEANS, Judge.
Defendant appeals from the trial court’s order refusing to exempt a joint checking account from garnishment. Defendant contended that some of the funds belonged to his present wife and thus the entire amount of the account was exempt from garnishment. The trial court found that because the funds had been commingled in a joint checking account, the funds had lost any separate identity which they might have had and were subject to garnishment. Having reviewed the record and applicable law, we reverse and remand.
Plaintiff and Defendant were divorced in April 1982. As part of the…
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