ETA: my previous thoughts weren't entirely correct. I found two articles that answer this better than I could
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts...ilty-to-killing-children-keeps-public/1151928
"In an application for criminal indigent status, Mrs. Schenecker listed her assets, including a $20,000 bank account, $120,000 in mutual funds, $2,850 in rental income, $14,000 in savings and $17,000 equity in real estate. She put an asterisk next to them:
Owned with husband, she wrote.
"In the event Defendant's husband proceeds to dissolve their marriage," Fraser wrote in a court motion, "two cars owned by Defendant and the money market account will be marital assets subject to equitable distribution."
On the form, Schenecker listed more than $800,000 in liabilities and debts."
and
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts...-suit-against-wife-designed-to-offset/1168638
"Julie Schenecker filed a response last month. She demanded half their assets, $50,000 in legal costs, permanent alimony, her diamond engagement ring and a life insurance policy on Parker Schenecker with her as the beneficiary."
"If Julie Schenecker is sentenced to prison or a mental hospital, the judge likely would not order alimony or the life insurance policy as a guarantee, legal experts said.
But state law will almost certainly uphold the rest of her demands, they said."
Regarding the wrongful death suit filed by PS, the same article states:
""It's a backup plan," said Barry Cohen, a local criminal defense lawyer. "Whatever she gets, they'll take back in the wrongful-death case, and that's good lawyering.""
