Does anyone in the forum know anything about credit card deliquent accounts?

All of a sudden I've started getting calls about an account from "1987" that was never paid by my ex-wife (both names were on the account). I've been through 7 years of the bad credit thing because of it.

My credit reports today are damn near perfect and show nothing of this old debt or anything else from that period in time.

I'm just trying to figure how they can come after you after 17 years??? Most states have a statue of limitations usually between 4-6 years.

Any inputs???

Thanks