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Other evidence in the record leads us to conclude that
Katherine did not receive $750,000 from Edward. Edward’s and
Mary’s earnings records, property transaction records, accident
settlement information, and testimony relating to Edward’s and
Mary’s borrowing history, medical history, and life style
indicate that Edward could not have accumulated anywhere near the
$750,000 claimed by petitioners. Furthermore, Katherine
testified that Gypsies did not believe in carrying insurance, and
that neither Mary nor Edward had insurance. If that is true,
then Edward probably did not have medical insurance to pay his
medical expenses. It would follow that some of Edward’s life
savings, if any, would have been used to pay his medical
expenses. Moreover, according to gypsy custom, Edward’s money
would have gone to a son. Even if Edward had not wanted Joe to
get his money, there was no showing that he also did not want
Jack to get it. Indeed, Joe testified that Jack acquired
Edward’s interest in a land contract. We find it implausible
that Jack, who ultimately took responsibility for Edward’s
physical care after his discharge from the hospital, would permit
Katherine to appropriate all of Edward’s property at a time when
Edward was most in need of it. Yet petitioners would have us
believe that Edward willingly gave all of his property to
Katherine at a time he was experiencing extreme medical problems
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