Ashworth v. Ashworth

By Judge Robert P. Doherty, Jr.

The parties were divorced in 1992. Wife and Husband are now totally disabled. Neither party earns any money. Husband has applied for social security disability. Husband accepted a buy-out in an amount equal to one years salary from his previous employer, less than one year ago, and before his disability. He has approximately $15,000.00 of those funds remaining, plus an amount he has set aside to pay the income tax that will be due on the gross amount he received for the buy-out. Husband paid his own recent extraordinary medical bills from his buy-out. His…