Meet Valerie McDaniel
Valerie McDaniel was a celebrated member of her community who practiced veterinary medicine in the affluent West University district of Houston, Texas. After she split with her husband of 18 years, McDaniel was left with a whopping divorce settlement bill totaling $1.2 million. Along with the hefty charge to settle their shared estate, McDaniel and her ex-husband also battled it out in the courtoom to determine who would get custody of their daughter.