HOOKS v. HOOKS

No. 61,981

13 Kan. App. 2d 105 (1988)

762 P.2d 846

ESTELLA HOOKS (now WATSON), Appellant, v. VICTOR HOOKS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas T. O'Neill, of Carson & Fields, of Kansas City, for the appellant.

Michelle M. Suter, of McDowell, Rice & Smith, Chartered, of Kansas City, for the appellee.

Before DAVIS, P.J., BRISCOE and LARSON, JJ.


DAVIS, J.:

Estella Hooks Watson appeals from an order of the trial court limiting execution on a valid judgment for child support arrearages for as long as the judgment debtor continues to make weekly payments on the judgment. We hold that the trial court did not have the power to limit execution on the judgment and reverse.

Estella Hooks Watson (petitioner) and Victor Hooks (respondent) were divorced in 1975. In 1979, respondent stopped paying his monthly...

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