Section 24.19 Monetary Judgments; Division of Property; Attorney Fees

• Library: Family Law Deskbook and 2014 Supp

A. (§24.19) Monetary Judgments; Division of Property; Attorney Fees

The full panoply of the special remedies described in the preceding sections is generally available with respect to monetary judgments rendered either for division of property or for attorney fees. The judgment creditor may pursue the traditional remedies generally available to any judgment creditor, such as execution, levy, garnishment, and attachment.

Counsel should be aware of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (the Reform Act), Pub. L. No. 103-394, 108 Stat. 4106, which provides that property settlement obligations can be held nondischargeable based on the relative financial situations of the debtor and former spouse at the time of the bankruptcy.

Under prior law, only maintenance obligations, as opposed to property...