Legal Opinion
Groves v. Sorce
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 18, 1989No. 2 CA-CV 88-0356PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Judge.
This is an appeal from the granting of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The sole issue is whether A.R.S. § 12-1551, which requires a renewal of a judgment every five years in order to preserve a right to bring an action based on it, applies to a lien imposed pursuant to A.R.S. § 25-318(C), as amended.
I. FACTS
On August 24, 1981, an amended decree of dissolution of marriage was entered dissolving the marriage between the parties. The decree awarded the wife the community home and awarded the husband a lien on it in the sum of $12,000 with interest at 10…
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