Arrowhead Acceptance Corporation v. Missouri Department of Social Services

JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.

The Department of Social Services (“the Department”) appeals from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Jackson County ordering the Department to pay garnished funds in the amount of $5,769.92 into the court registry. The judgment further orders that such funds be paid to Respondent Arrowhead Acceptance Corporation. For the following reasons, the judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In 2009, Respondent filed a petition against Lavinia Bryer (“Defendant”) in the Circuit Court of Jackson County. The trial…