It was a cloudy afternoon and Mary, her husband and three daughters were visiting Mary's sister and brother-in-law at their San Antonio, TX home. They had a pecan tree in their front, heavy with nuts. The families thought it would be a fun activity to harvest the pecans, and perhaps use them to make a pecan pie, a favorite among the children.

Unfortunately, it had rained the night before. The grass was wet and power lines were sagging. In fact, they were sagging so low that one line was touching a branch. The little pecan tree was coursing with high voltage electricity. Mary's husband was electrocuted in an instant. He tried to speak to his family as he lay on the ground at the base of the tree, but could not gather enough strength to utter his final words or say goodbye to Mary. He died on the wet grass before the ambulance even arrived.

Mary sued the city of San Antonio and won her case. The city would pay her $1,300 a month for life.

The payments were helpful. But raising three children, especially three children alone was more expensive than Mary had ever imagined. Car expenses, utility bills, medical bills and school tuition bills were straining Mary's fragile finances. Before she knew what had happened, Mary was deep in debt with little prospect of getting out.

Luckily, one day while watching TV, Mary saw a J.G. Wentworth commercial. She learned that some or all of her regular payments could be sold for a lump sum of cash. That sounded just like the kind of service she needed.

Mary quickly picked up the phone to call and see if she could find the solution that would help her family. Thankfully, Mary was able to get the help that she and her family needed. She has completed two transactions with J.G. Wentworth and is looking into a third. "Thanks to J.G. Wentworth, my daughters and I are able to enjoy life to the fullest. It's not like when my husband was alive, but it's much, much better now," says Mary."