Marriage of Wolfgang
The instant case presents a situation where a noncustodial parent suddenly died leaving outstanding obligations for child support and arrearages. Appellant former wife had numerous opportunities, before and after his death, to enforce the child support obligations against his assets but failed to timely and correctly do so. The trial court found that her post-death attempt to enforce the child support obligations was barred by the statute of limitations, and that his assets automatically passed to his surviving wife at the time of his death because such assets were held in joint tenancy.
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