[OldDeckHand]

"It may bear fruit. Often it does."

I doubt it. The guy was already deeply in debt and owed the IRS, who - by law - gets first crack at any estate money. You can't get blood out of a turnip. That's why they sued the wife. They can attach her future earnings as well as any current assets, should they prevail at trial.

[BunnySlippers]

This suit will ensure it. Standard operating procedure.

[BlessingsofLiberty]

“The guy was already deeply in debt and owed the IRS, who - by law - gets first crack at any estate money.”

Kind of Ironic isn’t it? All parties involved end up feeding money to the IRS.