Huff v. Huff

I respectfully dissent.

The parties to this suit were divorced in October 1973. Milton Huff was ordered to pay $500.00 per month in child support through the district clerk’s office until the youngest child reached the age of eighteen. Prior to January 1979, when this suit was filed, Patsy Huff made no attempt to collect alleged unpaid child support.

In response to Patsy’s motion to reduce the arrearages to judgment under section 14.09(c) of the Texas Family Code, Milton pleaded the four-year statute of limitations. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5529. His plea in bar was to any claim made by his…