C.A. 3rd;
C081349

The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that a husband was liable for the debt incurred by his wife for computer equipment used by her to generate community income.

Attorney Mary Brooks leased computer equipment for her law office. When she failed to pay, lessor Direct Capital Corporation (DCC) sued her and obtained a judgment for nearly $40,000. DCC moved to garnish the wages of Mary's estranged husband, Grant Brooks. DCC alleged that when the debt was incurred, the marriage was intact, and the judgment thereon was a community obligation.