Solberg

Glenda Lee Solberg appeals an order quashing a writ of execution by which she sought to collect child support arrearages from Mr. Wenker. We affirm the order.

The evidence presented at the hearing, viewed in the light most favorable to the judgment {Denham v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 557, 564 [ 86 Cal.Rptr. 65 , 468 P.2d 193 ]) established the following:

In early 1971 or 1972, Mr. Wenker came home from work one day and discovered that his wife had left him and had taken their two daughters (ages seven and nine) with her. She moved out of the Washington town where they lived and left no forwarding address.

Throughout the next few years, Mr. Wenker attempted to locate his children, always without success. The police informed him that his problem was a “civil matter”; the courts did not respond to his communications; Ms. Solberg’s mother told him that “[i]f Glenda wanted [him] to know where the kids were, she would tell [him] herself.”

The next time Mr. Wenker saw his children was in 1973 or 1974, after he had moved to Santa Barbara. Ms. Solberg, her new husband and the girls were passing through town. She called Mr. Wenker and he was able to visit with his…