, are allowed to pursue a collections lawsuit against the reality star.
Girardi's former clients, Joseph Ruigomez, Jaime Ruigomez and Kathleen Ruigomez, were awarded $11 million in a lawsuit against Girardi last year. However, the judge put a hold on collections against Girardi's assets and those belonging to his law firm, Girardi Keese, when they filed for bankruptcy later in the year, amid an investigation into their finances by an appointed bankruptcy trustee.
However, the judge's latest ruling, according to court documents obtained by ET on Wednesday, gives the Ruigomez family the green light to file a lawsuit to collect the $11 million from Girardi's estranged wife. The development comes after the bankruptcy trustee investigating Girardi's assets discovered in June that Jayne's businesses"All assets identified by the Ruigomez family shall be subject to all rights of the Girardi bankruptcy estate and the [Girardi Keese] bankruptcy estate, which parties shall meet and confer in good faith to determine the character/ownership of the identified assets," the latest court documents decree.
According to that suit, Girardi allegedly embezzled settlement money that was supposed to go to the family members of the victims. Girardi and Jayne are accused of using that money to fund their own lavish lifestyles and allegedly pay off loans to keep Girardi's law firm afloat.. In March, a psychiatrist told courts that Girardi suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and that he is unable to care for his own personal or financial matters.
Seems dirty…