Jimmy Workman Net Worth
In 2013 Jimmy petitioned a California court to grant him custody of Ariel, who was 15 at the time and starring on “Modern Family”. A year earlier, oldest sibling Shanelle Gray was granted guardianship of Winter following accusations that the group’s mother was physically and emotionally abusive to Winter. Jimmy disputed the allegations against their mother and countered that Shantelle had allowed Ariel to be “publicly sexualized” and used the younger sibling’s success to promote her own acting school. Jimmy also claimed that Shanelle was using a portion of Ariel’s Modern Family earnings to fund her own lavish lifestyle that included “lavish parties and limousines”. Furthermore, Jimmy claimed that the group’s father, who was in charge of Ariel’s finances, was an unfit guardian because his dire financial situation made him vulnerable to manipulation. After a year of legal fighting, in May 2014 a settlement was reached where Shanelle would retain custody of Winter, the father would maintain control of her finances while making routine reports to an LA Court. In the meantime, Superior Court Judge Daniel Murphy retained jurisdiction over Ariel until she turned 18 on January 28, 2016.