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Also during the 1970's, Ms. Walters produced and cast a
local production of "Bubbling Brown Sugar" at the Coconut Grove
Playhouse in Miami, Florida. Mr. Gherman provided money from FIP
to fund that production. Although an artistic success, "Bubbling
Brown Sugar" lost money. Mr. Gherman decided to close the
production following a lawsuit he filed against the owner of the
Coconut Grove Playhouse in which Mr. Gherman alleged that he was
not getting a fair share of the proceeds from the show.
Over a year after Mr. Gherman was incarcerated, Ms. Walters
received an offer to manage a nightclub and restaurant located in
California. She managed the business for 3 months until, through
no fault of her own, the business failed. Ms. Walters no longer
engages in entertainment business endeavors, because she no
longer has access to the money needed to finance them. At the
time of the trial of the instant case, Ms. Walters worked part-
time as an embarkation representative for Carnival Cruise Line
and earned $7.15 per hour.
Petitioners' Style of Living
When petitioners first moved to the Miami, Florida, area
during 1957, they lived in an apartment. Over the years that
they were married, petitioners purchased and sold a number of
personal residences. Their first house cost about $16,500.
Except for the house they purchased immediately following the
1969 bankruptcy, each new residence was better than the prior
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