Fla. woman faces eviction after lottery-winning husband disappears

Comment #33

jrosina — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:03:58 GMT

Well It is a case of not till death do us part, but till money$$ do us Part. How sad, my prayers goes out to both of them.

Comment #32

tashwil09 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:28:30 GMT

I think he should pay up. Obviously he was still with his wife when he won, that is why he didn't want to look at the television or listen to the radio when he won. I know a lady who was told by her husband that they got an $3000 settlement, but later she found out that it was a $10,000 settlement. The money has been gone, not spent by her, and her credit still has bills from the marriage that he did not pay with the money. Not every person remembers the vows that they took and are just out for... [ More ]

Comment #31

corius$1918! — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:00:43 GMT

I pray this lady is successful and gets alimony for one to two years. If she was a homemaker in the marriage, that's a decision the two of them made together. She has to have time to retrain for work outside the home and maybe go back to school. The time would allow her to be self sufficient. The win occurred during the time of marriage. It doen't matter if they were in and out of the marriage. If they were not divorced she's eligible for alimony. And that certainly would include some of winning... [ More ]

Comment #30

dopey7719 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:59:59 GMT

Ain't that the truth

Comment #29

sully16 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:51:24 GMT

seems like the daughter can take the money and run , daddy just might be googling her now .sometimes kids do learn what you teach them.

Comment #28

PERDUE — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:43:08 GMT

If I was this man's daughter there is no way I would cash this ticket in. Why?

Because it is too much drama surrounding the money and the last thing I intend to do is pay taxes for someone else's money. If dear old dad is playing hide the money from the wife, why would I trust him to cover the taxes owed on the money? Not just the state taxes if any but the IRS also. Plus when I file for the year this money would put me way out of my income bracket which would probably mean more taxes owed wh... [ More ]

Comment #27

TheGameGrl — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:41:56 GMT

KY- Thanks for that clarification. True marital mates are not required under law to split any winnings. Divorce is indeed a different set of rules.

I was mentioning the IRS side of the matter, because if she cant find him, that is one way to bring him out of the wood work ...IRS concurs that whether spouses are filing separetely or together, they both are accountable to inform or give the information to the other spouse for correct filing.

It has no bearing to the winning monies, I'm just... [ More ]

Comment #26

Nino224 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:24:21 GMT

I'm just surprised a judge, a female one at that, didn't rule against the husband. Husbands always lose in family court. Everybody knows that.

Comment #25

KY Floyd — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:13:34 GMT

If they're married then she's entitled to half.

Not at all. Depending on state law somebody may be entitled to half of the marital assets if they get divorced, but while you're still married you're not entilted to half of your spouse's income, and they're not entitled to half of yours. Most couples may share equally, but there's not a legal requirement to do so. I would assume that's the reason the judge dismissed the original lawsuit.

Comment #24

time*treat — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:56:57 GMT

One would think such a task would be relatively easy in sunny Florida.

Comment #23

Littleoldlady — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:41:17 GMT

He put the prize in the daughter's name so the IRS really doesn't have to get involved. He doesn't file the winnings, the daughter does. Old girl just needs to get off her duff and start supporting herself. Maybe she can find a sympathetic sugar daddy to help her out until she gets on her feet.

Comment #22

savagegoose — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:59:18 GMT

if its a gift to the daugter of another marrige, then if that daugter isnt legal age of majority then its her guardians money to spend as they see fit. im guessing that would be another ex. so he gives it to either his daughter, or his daughters guardian?

theres gotta be a legal way to mnake sure the money cctully ends up there.

Comment #21

Nino224 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:26:24 GMT

Florida is what they call an at will state, which means your employer can sack you for wearing the wrong color shirt or having a bad haircut. I know, I checked.

Comment #20

TheGameGrl — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:52:26 GMT

Be forewarned I am not taking up for this lady by no means, but she may well get her day in court. And not for what ya would think.

The IRS states that if One spouse files Income tax entirely separate from other spouse, they must inform the other spouse with said document so no duplicate deductions are made. Soo there may actually be another means for this Lady to at least be heard. This of course would need the IRS to get involved....

THe dude could be called out of the woodwork with this... [ More ]

Comment #19

Littleoldlady — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:22:13 GMT

She can get a divorce without him. She doesn't need him for anything but money. In Florida being married doesn't necessarily mean you get half of everything. Judges are more willing to look into the whole picture of the marriage. He was smart to put the prize in his daughter's name just in case. She must have burned the marriage license before he hit the jackpot. It seems like the hard bed she is laying in..she made it herself.

Comment #18

dopey7719 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:52:25 GMT

Two years? He's not the reason she is about to be put out of her home. She is the reason for that. Geez...what about her? Has she been working these two years? Did she think to live in a cheaper home or apartment after he split? She's just sitting back hoping to collect...she needs to learn to move on. Borrowing money from friends family to find this no good jerk (according to her).....she should have spent that money on her rent

Comment #17

TheGameGrl — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:41:54 GMT

Tenaj, you seemed to grasp the news report. Thanks for sharing your view point!

This story was posted when it orginally came to surface, glad to know the husband did things legally. If she has a right to the winnings , so do the rest of the players who plopped down money! Gee willikers, she still has skills to pay the bills, obviously and to her advantage she may even fair well in the legal field. Its not easy to defend your own case files.

I have no ill will towards her, but because I rea... [ More ]

Comment #16

rdgrnr — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:15 GMT

Sounds like a pretty slick move on his part by giving it to his daughter.

Originally my sympathies were with the wife but who knows what a living hell it might be living with an aging beauty queen?

And what law precludes a man giving a gift to his daughter? As shady as that may seem, it's probably still legal and the reason the judge threw it out.

After looking at her top photo and checking out her hands, I'm waiting for the next revelation to be that she's really a man.... [ More ]

Comment #15

RJOh — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:54:55 GMT

Employees can't be held to their company expectations off the job unless it's written in their contract.

Comment #14

Tenaj — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:48:41 GMT

Sounds like to me he made it all legal by claiming as a winner in his daughter's name. Lottery tickets don't have names on them until you put them there.

Comment #13

Nino224 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:25 GMT

This is a tough room. Very little sympathy for the Mrs.

The only part of this story I find shocking is that the judge threw out the case. If they're married then she's entitled to half. Luckily there's no kids involved.

I'm surprised American Airlines has nothing to say. Many companies have certain expectations of their employees even outside work. I know mine does.

Comment #12

Raven62 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:06:28 GMT

A $19 million jackpot went to a company called Ibis Corporation, listing the names of a group of her husband's coworkers. There was a Ramdass on the list, but it wasn't Campbell's husband it was Janelle Ramdass, his daughter from a previous marriage. The company, [Campbell's Lawyer, Richard Lara] contends, was formed as way to hide the money from Campbell.

Hey guys... let's form a corporation! Just so we can hide the profits from my wife!

Janelle Ramdass and the Ibis Corporation were... [ More ]

Comment #11

Raven62 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:58:30 GMT

Apparently NOT:

To love, honor and obey may have been part of their marriage vows, but a South Florida man apparently felt sharing his lotto winnings wasn't part of the deal, and on Thursday, a Miami-Dade judge agreed.

Donna Campbell, 48, appeared before Circuit Judge Jennifer D. Bailey demanding half of her husband's lotto jackpot. She has no identifiable legal rights at this time, the judge said. Where does the law say you automatically have a right to participate in the proceeds... [ More ]

Comment #10

RJOh — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:47:08 GMT

My heart goes out to the wife.

Which one, the mother of his daughter or the beauty queen

Comment #9

GYM RICE — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:41:34 GMT

Three sides to every story...Mine, yours and the truth...Seems like the judge probably got closer to the truth...Something tells me she was no where to be found before the money and came back in after it...

Comment #8

Grovel — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:36:41 GMT

I doubt we are getting the whole story. I would bet they had problems in their marrige before he bought the winning ticket.

Comment #7

cypher — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:17:51 GMT

Yeah, time to go to work and get that scrub!

I don't know much about various states marital law but it sure seems that she would be entitled to half of the winnings since they were married and the money was won during their marriage together Wouldn't that become an asset of their marriage

Comment #6

Raven62 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:43:16 GMT

The Party is Over (So is the Marriage): Time to find a Job and Return to Work

Comment #5

mookyb75 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:04:50 GMT

is this the definition of until death do us part i don't think this is maybe that's the reason me and others are single. she need him now but don't worry what goes around comes around he will find himself in her shoes. she should be rewarded i rather be with a broke person than a person with money and they do right by me and i'm happy the money will come along with love involved... i have sympathy for her she is struggling and to be strong i know you men are going to dog me out and it's ok it's... [ More ]

Comment #4

x1kosmic — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:52:43 GMT

Hey Miss Donna (Shouting Out)

You can come crash on my couch if you want, I'm not exactly rich, and my Floor furnice went out about 4 years ago, so its a little chilly, until I turn on the electric heater.

But at least you'd have a place to stay. I mean really,... she's in the public eye, I don't think she'll end up in a homeless shelter or anything.

Shame on Hubby for running out though.

Comment #3

diamondpalace — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:11:42 GMT

Makes you wonder if the person you're with is true.

Comment #2

PERDUE — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:42:17 GMT

My heart goes out to the wife. I really-really hope everything works out for her. I doubt she will get anything from the husband. I would not be surprised if he's already lost all of the money.

Knowing Ramdass liked to gamble, Campbell searched his name on Google. She discovered a press release announcing that he and his friends had won the Lotto jackpot

``This one, we took at the Hard Rock,'' she said, pointing to a picture of her and her husband in their wedding attire. ``We went gamblin... [ More ]

Comment #1

myturn08 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:55:21 GMT

i guess he finally got the ticket he wanted to get away from her, the winning lottery ticket!!!! and she got lung disease from the stress, give me a break...i wonder if she is a smoker? he had every right to leave and not share the money, why did she need to tell the public about the relationship problems prior to the win..she screwed herself over..

Fla. woman faces eviction after lottery-winning husband disappears

Lottery Post — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:36:45 GMT

Two years after discovering her husband hid the fact he won the Florida Lottery, Donna Campbell is being evicted

Donna Campbell of Miramar wants to serve her husband with divorce papers. But she can't find the guy.

The two have been on tense terms since 2007 when the former Caribbean beauty queen made headlines after going public with their marital drama. Her husband, Arnim Ramdass, was a part of a pool of American Airlines mechanics in Miami who won a $19 million Florida Lotto jackpot.... [ More ]