Worker Can't Shield From Ex-Wife Assets Purchased With Comp Settlement

The Supreme Court of Vermont ruled that an injured worker’s assets were not exempt from his ex-wife’s collection efforts just because he purchased them with workers' compensation settlement funds. Case: Geraw v. Geraw, No. 2020-263, 06/11/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Ronald Geraw suffered a work-related injury in 2010 while still married to Pamela Geraw. Ronald Geraw settled a workers’ compensation claim for that injury in December 2014, after his divorce became final. He received a lump-sum payment of $350,000 (less $42,112.58 in attorney fees a...