Fulton v. Fulton

¶1 Shirley Fulton (Shirley) filed an action to renew a judgment for monthly maintenance payments against her ex-husband William Fulton (William) in the Ninth Judicial District Court, Toole County. The District Court held that Shirley’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse the District Court.

¶2 The sole issue we address on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it concluded that Shirley’s action was barred by the ten-year statute of limitations set forth in § 27-2-201(1), MCA.

BACKGROUND

¶3 Shirley Fulton obtained a Judgment and Decree of Dissolution of Marriage…