THE JOURNAL SENTINEL, INC. v. SCHULTZ

No. 00-2595.

248 Wis.2d 791 (2001)

2001 WI App 260

638 N.W.2d 76

IN RE the MATTER OF Cynthia A. SCHULTZ and the Animal Lobby, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Charles S. SYKES, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. and Journal Sentinel, Inc., Defendants. THE JOURNAL SENTINEL, INC., Creditor-Respondent, v. John R. SCHULTZ, husband of Cynthia A. Schultz, Debtor-Appellant, WISCONSIN HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Garnishee.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the debtor-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John R. Schultz, pro se.

On behalf of the creditor-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of John R. Dawson, James L. Huston, Paul Bargren and Nicole A. Klemz, of Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee.

Before Vergeront, P.J., Dykman and Lundsten, JJ.


¶ 1. DYKMAN, J.

John R. Schultz appeals from an order of the circuit court concluding that fifty percent of his wages are subject to garnishment to satisfy a judgment held by Charles J. Sykes, Journal Broadcast Group, Inc., and Journal Sentinel, Inc., against his wife, Cynthia Schultz. John argues that his wages should be exempt from garnishment because he and his wife have a marital property agreement that classifies his wages as individual property. Alternatively...

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