SEARS v. BURKEEN

No. CA 05-1337.

237 S.W.3d 521 (2006)

Rita Faye Burkeen SEARS, Appellant v. Michael Derwin BURKEEN Sr.; Regions Bank, Guardian of the Estate of Michael Derwin Burkeen Sr.; and Linda Darlene Burkeen, Guardian of the Person of Michael Derwin Burkeen Sr.; Richard S. Muse; and Lane, Muse, Armen & Pullen, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

June 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rieves, Rubens, & Mayton, by: Elton A. Rieves IV and Lawrence W. Jackson, West Memphis, for appellant.

Taylor, Halliburton & Ledbetter, by: Mark Ledbetter, Memphis, TN, for appellees.

Wood, Smith, Schnipper & Clay, by: John T. Vines, Hot Springs, for appellee Regions Bank.


SAM BIRD, Judge.

This case involves writs of garnishment that appellant Rita Burkeen Sears caused to be issued in an attempt to collect a judgment for child-support arrearages of more than $73,000.00 owed to her by appellee Michael Derwin Burkeen Sr.,1 her ex-husband. Sears appeals an order of the Garland County Circuit Court, entered on September 8, 2005, that limited to $25,300 the amount she could recover by garnishment, which was less...

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