Supreme Court Denies Death Benefits to Worker's Biological Children

A divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s two biological children were not entitled to death benefits to satisfy his past-due obligation for child support. Case: Young ex rel. Tewksbury v. Air Masters Mechanical Inc., No. 2018-CT-00401-SCT, 04/30/2020, published. Facts: Daniel Tewksbury and his wife, Bobbie, had two children together — Lane and Emma. The couple divorced in May 2006. Tewksbury stopped paying child support in 2008. Bobbie later married Gerald Allen Young Jr., who filed a petition to adopt Lane and Emma. During the proceedings, ...