Wife sues husband for share of secret lottery winnings

Whilst what he did wasnt truthful, Him leaving her isnt illegal. Nor is him keeping the winnings illegal. Site the law chapter and verse that contends such . Keep in mind they were married a short time .The Federal tax will decide who is the owner of the funds and I doubt the wife will want to pay that out. Her best bet is to remove herself from the fiasco. It wasnt her luck that was changed by good fortune and I am a believer, married or not, that as an ADULT its that persons' money. Far too many women still live by the dependent addage that what is his is hers and what is hers remains hers. 

She is welcome to create a lawsuit but I dont see her winning this battle after law fees and taxes.

Hope she gets the money, and some. 

Florida is not a community property state, I don't think.  However, I would argue that she has a share under principles of equity or joint venture or partnership.

In addition, I would argue that she's entitled to ALL of the proceeds considering the husband intended to defraud her of her share and in fact absconded with all the money.  That is fraud.

Pay the lady!

half of $600Grand it nothing to get up in tight about.. I would say, "Don't let the door hit you in your Dumbass when you leave."

i think if this guy is not sharing his winnings..says alot about how he feels about his wife...she should have her cut of the winnings...if it were reversed im sure his lawyer would be in court...at least shes not serving him with divorce papers yet!!!!! ( i would)

If I read correctly they are still married. How is she entitled to half. If I win a $10 scratch off is half of it my wifes? Granted 600k is much more, but because they are married and he did not share it with her, that is not illegal but merely something different. Now on the otherhand, if she files for divorce, she really can't go after half of the winnings. She may be able to go after half of their assets (or cash left) but that is about it. He could spend most of it before the divorce, I don't think there is much that can be done. Sad story, but we don't know most of it.

HELLO!

 My girlfriend &  I have been together for about 14 years. We both make about the same amount of $$. We own our home.She pays for her own bills & some utilitys, I pay the house payment & some utilitys & my own bills. We both have a budget & some spending money each week. If she spends her spending money on flowers & has no return on her investment & I spend my spending money on the lotto & win millions, why should I give her half the money?? It is not my fault she did not play the lotto!!

 I hope the guy wins the case, if she has nothing in writing that say they will split all winning & she knows he has been playing for years, then I would vote for the guy to keep the cash!

 With that said, If I won, even enough one of use could quit working, but not enough for both of use to quit, my girlfriend would never need to work agian! I like my job! & the Employee's that work for me are fun to work with! 

"Right now, all I want is justice," Campbell said. "With time, I will file for divorce."

You read it correctly and when she does file and is granted a divorce, the $600,000 will probably be included as marital assets along with any assets she may have. This is one of those "scratch our heads" stories because I've never heard of any law that requires spouses to divide their money equally while they are still married.

Lets reverse the scenario, The guy blows his money on poor investments, As a married couple, is she responsible for any part of that bad investment? Nope! Without her signature and willingness to back up the investment with collateral she isnt accountable.

As someone said, we dont know their marital bliss or lack of. And yes 600,000$ is NOT enough after the lawyer gets his cut, uncle sam gets his, and the woman is left with little dignity.

Others pointed out the weakness in this ladies case .

The guy didnt defraud his wife. He would have had to have taken something that PREVIOUSLY was entitled to her to be claimed such. She was NOT listed on the claims form. Case dismissed! Next !

Quite often folks lose sight of the fact that marriage is a union between two people that carries a legal status with personal and financial obligations. Once the union is formed, the law holds both parties to those obligations via some type of domestic relations law(s). Not only are those obligations relevant during the marriage but also after separation and divorce. When someone tries to shirk his/her legal responsibility to the marriage, the courts have to often step in to determine the extent of those obligations and enforce them where applicable.

It is surprising how many people enter lightly into marriage without fully understanding what their legal responsibilities are to the union. With that being the case, lots of them don't even know their own rights. Folks tend to make their own rules up as they go along to satisfy their desires without consideration of their spouse. Marriage can and should be enjoyable and rewarding however one should not lose sight of the fact that it is also a legal contract that carries a huge responsibility.

It will be interesting to see what the outcome of this situation will be.  I hope that the media continues to follow this story.

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