In a court filing in her divorce suit, Brooke Gordon says her husband, Jeff, is not entitled to more than 50 percent of their marital assets because his job is a safe one. “Husband’s contention that his voluntary occupation as a NASCAR race driver should entitle him to more than 50 percent of the net assets … is not only legally but also factually unwarranted,” said the filing posted Friday on the Web site thesmokinggun.com. “Moreover, NASCAR is safer … than the husband contends.” The filing cites U.S. Department of Labor statistics and other sources listing occupations in such industries as construction and commercial fishing as being more dangerous and saying that workers in those occupations have not been awarded larger portions of marital estates in Florida.( ThatsRacin.com )(5-24-2003)
