Ex-Wife Can Assert Lien for Child Support Owed at Time of Worker's Death

A divided Mississippi appellate court ruled that a worker’s ex-wife was entitled to assert a lien against his employer and workers’ compensation insurance carrier for past-due child support after he was killed on the job. Case: Young ex rel. Tewksbury v. Air Masters Mechanical Inc., No. 2018-WC-00401-COA, 04/16/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Daniel Tewksbury died on April 5, 2015, as a result of an accidental injury that arose within the course and scope of his employment with Air Masters Mechanical Inc. His ex-wife, Bobbie Young, filed a petition with the W...