Sybil M. Smith - Page 10




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                    Q    Were you employed during 1992?                               
                    A    Yes.                                                         
                    Q    Now, as it relates to paying taxes did you                   
               ever have a discussion with your husband about who was                 
               responsible for paying taxes?                                          
                    A    No.  Not–-                                                   
                    Q    Did you--how did you think the taxes were                    
               going to get paid each month?                                          
                    A    He handled all the taxes at the end of the                   
               year.  I would--he--I just assumed that he was handling                
               what was owed or not owed or–-                                         
                    Q    Okay.                                                        
                    A    --those items.                                               
                    Q    So, Ms. Smith, is it your testimony the only                 
               financial aspect of the family when you were married to                
               Hugh V. Smith was that you would pay basically the                     
               household expenses.  Is that correct?                                  
                    A    Yes.                                                         
                    Q    Okay.  Why was it that your husband handled                  
               all the financial matters?                                             
                    A    That’s what he wanted to do.  That was-–                     
                    Q    Okay.                                                        
                    A    --just the way it had been for 20-some-odd                   
               years is he handled everything but the basic home                      
               expense.                                                               
                    Q    Did he insist that they be done that way?                    
                    A    Yes.                                                         
                    Q    Did you have any say-so at all?                              
                    A    No.                                                          







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