Bruce v. Froeb

HAIRE, Judge.

In this special action, we are asked to decide whether an ex-wife’s action against her deceased ex-husband’s estate to recover child support arrearages accrued prior to his death is barred by limitations with respect to those arrearages having accrued more than five years prior to the date of his death.

The relevant facts are as follows. Plaintiff, Gladys Bruce, and Otis Kelly Bruce were divorced on February 25, 1960. Under the divorce decree, the husband was required to pay the sum of $150.00 per month as child support for their three minor children. At the time of the husband’s…