Darrell Everett Cole v. Holly Ann Cole

Edward Popper appeals from a judgment which established a Mexican divorce decree as a Florida judgment and enforced it by finding he owed his former wife, Ludie Popper, $103,174.66 in arrearages for unpaid permanent periodic alimony since 1976. It also decreed that Edward owed Ludie $35,119.86 (included in the above larger sums) as unpaid amounts which had accrued during the last five years pursuant to a settlement agreement entered into by the parties in 1970. Edward raised the defenses of laches and the five year statute of limitations,{/Cite} and sought to collaterally attack the Mexican decree because of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We affirm.