A Utah judge has ordered Kouri Richins to pay $55 million to her late husband's family in a wrongful death lawsuit, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Richins is charged with murdering Eric Richins with a fentanyl-laced cocktail in March 2022.

The civil judgment comes as Richins awaits trial on criminal charges of first-degree murder and aggravated murder. Prosecutors allege she poisoned her husband to collect life insurance and inherit his estate. Richins has pleaded not guilty.

Richins, a Utah mother of three, drew national attention after publishing a children's book about grief following her husband's death, then was arrested months later. Her criminal trial is scheduled for 2027.