Siblings fight over lottery jackpot

Comment #36

rdgrnr — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:02:05 GMT

There was a news story on here not long ago about a lottery winner who dropped dead before he won the lottery.

Comment #35

GYM RICE — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:59:56 GMT

I wonder what the odds are of dropping dead the day after you win the lottery? And does anyone know if the back of the ticket was signed

Comment #34

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:27:49 GMT

I hear ya. I wouldn't play them computer games either.

Good luck (as tiggs likes to say).

Comment #33

rdgrnr — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:26:06 GMT

Hey buckeye!

I'm doin jest fine.

Nah, just the PB and MM as a rule. I play the state-run games in VA where they have 100% real drawings. Tennessee only has 29% real drawings (PB AND MM) and the rest are all state-run fake computer drawings. They've been caught cheating before with the computers and nobody went to jail so I don't trust em at all.

They don't give a dam that the players don't like fake computer draws and I don't give a dam if they go broke, which they won't as long as they... [ More ]

Comment #32

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:08:42 GMT

Hey ridge!

How ya doin?

Do you play much in Tn even with the draws being computer rng

Comment #31

rdgrnr — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:53:21 GMT

I'm with you Mark.

And if there's anything I hate more than greedy bludgers, it's puerile, one-handed, slack-jawed, drooling meatslappers. Not to mention smarmy lagerlout gits, woofter sods and pillocks. They remind me of grotty, wanking oik, artless base-court apple-johns. Sometimes they're even worse than clouted, boggish foot-licking twits, dankish clack-dish plonkers, gormless crook-pated tossers, churlish boil-brained clotpole ponces and coc_ered bum-bailey poofters. I won't even mention... [ More ]

Comment #30

savagegoose — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:20:53 GMT

out here you can register lottery tickets via a palyers registration card. then if you lose the ticket, you still get to claim the winnings.

also if someone else, without the card tries to claim the winning ticket, they're all out of luck. he may have registered for one, and the ticket was stuck as his , well his estates seeing as he died the day after winning.

here is queenslands lotto golden casket website showing details on the card

http://www.goldencasket.com/WCOLInfo/cardapp.asp... [ More ]

Comment #29

dphillips — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:51:26 GMT

Why, lottery post readers, does this article not surprise me -- another family in financial turmoil, again? When will it ever end? Look, unless you put $1.00 or more in the lottery kitty, expect nothing.

I am not talking about mothers, fathers, disabled family members -- they are the less fortunate. All you healthy; strong; deceptive; lying; vicious; malevolent; and cunning family members; you need to sit back and rethink your strategies in life: the money does not belong to you, albeit, you... [ More ]

Comment #28

HaveABall — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:33:39 GMT

I changed my mind and now agree with KYFLOOD's summary.

Yet, if only the four children could have agreed to sign the back of the lottery ticket AND shared EVEN percentage splits of the lottery ticket's jackpot share they could have kept the ticket OUT of their father's estate (unless, of course, he had already signed the back of the lottery ... whoops!). Or, this passing away might have been smoother if the father had NO will, because then probate court would have handled and distributed eve... [ More ]

Comment #27

rdgrnr — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:21:16 GMT

I was gonna get some chattel to raise one time but the sawbones told me to cut back on red meat.

Then on top of that you gotta worry about chattel rustlers.

Ain't worth it.

Comment #26

HaveABall — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:05:40 GMT

... yes, it truly is a 'wild card' situation quandary! I thought a ticket would be considered chattel.

Oh well, when we each create our signed holographic or pour-over Will later today, we will use the phrase chattel and all contents within house. Sheesh!l

Comment #25

rdgrnr — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:07:24 GMT

Money is not the root of all evil.

The love of money is the root of all evil. (1 Timothy 6:10

Comment #24

butterflykt — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:46:07 GMT

It's such a shame that they are fighting like this....why is money the root of all evil

Comment #23

nickey t — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:36:36 GMT

and it's not even THAT much to be split so many people! why not the even division - why bother with the second part of the lawsuit? you get the furnishings and then split the rest - what is so hard? I do understand the siblings for challenging the couple if they were in fact trying to hog the money - this is what their parent wanted and it should be honored

Comment #22

dr65 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:49:13 GMT

Excellent idea savagegoose

Comment #21

savagegoose — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:17:33 GMT

out here squabbling over an estate the lawyer fees comes form the estate not the pocket of the complaintant. so 11 hearings is easy when you have a 1.8 mill fund to leech to pay for lawyers.

i say fight it out till theres no money left.

Comment #20

dr65 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:45:48 GMT

I hope that one or more of the 4 has the brains to dump the troubles on the others and walk away. Let

them fight over it. The money is a curse in this situation and can only cause more hardship and

division. I guess Christina and her husband think that getting the things in his quarters meant getting

all of the money too. Greed gets in the way when money is involved, I've seen normal families turned up-

side down over money and dysfunctional family relationships become more dysfuncti... [ More ]

Comment #19

dpoly1 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:49:01 GMT

Screw the kids that didn't take care of him

Comment #18

KY Floyd — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:15:09 GMT

The only thing certain about this story is that it's a badly written will that almost certainly didn't considerthe possibility that his financial situation might change. I'm inclined to agree that he intended an equitable split amongst all four children, but that really depends on the relative values of the two types of property listed in the will. If he actually wanted his estate split evenly amongst all four the will should have said so plainly instead of splitting the estate into two pieces a... [ More ]

Comment #17

Mark Haigh — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:54:17 GMT

If he could see how they're all behaving now he's gone, I bet he'd rather the whole lot went to the local dogs home, and to heck with the greedy bludgers

Comment #16

faber98 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:02:12 GMT

it should be 60-40 split in favor of the ones that were stuck looking after him...

Comment #15

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:47:53 GMT

...as long as you're legally sane...

Somebody should call tiggs and inform him his will is not valid.

Comment #14

dphillips — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:40:38 GMT

Wow, there's even sibling rivalry in other countries. We often hear about family hostilities in the United States, but we're accustomed to hearing about jealousy here in our own backyard.

Perhaps, the deceased intended to make changes in his will, including some members, and leaving some out -- but that's a bit little too late, unfortunately.

Post members, if you don't have an iron clad Will, make one; and if you intend on making changes, don't waste time, do it now. Or better yet, leave... [ More ]

Comment #13

doller — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:25:51 GMT

if the dad was living wit his sister and her husban.i tink the court should let them have some of the money 2,y because they were the 1 to take care of her brother not the kids and if there dad ment any ting 2 them he would have been living wit one of them and not his sister now the kids here daddy leave money they want 2 play like the good kids no i dont tink so

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:24:41 GMT

I've actually seen a couple scenarios like that with families of people I know . Deadbeat relatives who wanted nothing to do with old mamaw or papaw until they heard she or he passed and were right there immediately with their hands out for their share . Sad situation.

Comment #11

TheGameGrl — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:38:26 GMT

Rd, until I read your commetary, as others should as well, its clear that your scenario does shed a different light on this. The issue though is, despite the scenario did the Father still want all his children included? Bottom line, it appears from the will he did want that. Maybe in their younger years they helped their mother and therefore were tapped out. Who knows. I do know this, the man left this world with children alive and some money to spare, no more a blessing can bestowed a person.

Comment #10

Tenaj — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:38:49 GMT

The will is clear, the daughter get the furniture and everything else is to be share equally among the other children regardless of what it is.

I took a refresher business writing/grammar class this winter and the instructor said that this type of legal battle caused the rules to change with the use of a comma in front of the word and in a series.

Janet, Mark and Sharon

Janet thought she should get 33 1/3 and that Mark and Sharon should split the other 33 between them. So the comma rule... [ More ]

Comment #9

TheOtherOne — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:10:39 GMT

They are his children, so they should split it equally, especially since his will basically says so.

What, is the one daughter trying to say that becuase the ticket was under or in the furniture that she should get it? Maybe I mis read that, but bottom line is the ticket is not furniture so it should be split between the kids.

Comment #8

BabyJC — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:40:54 GMT

Gosh yes

Comment #7

savagegoose — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:50:51 GMT

more and more it doesnt matter what a will states. the court will over rule in a more equitable way . especially among siblings.

even it it stated all to go to 1 child, the court will over rule it.

people must think lawyers are hard up and need the cash.

Comment #6

Lucki723 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:23:20 GMT

Another case of money tearing up a family. So Sad.

Comment #5

themagician — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:23:24 GMT

well, it seems that money changes some peplo, for the bad.. too sad.. and they are going to be sorry..

Comment #4

foragoodcause — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:41:03 GMT

This story remind me of Analis Morisette's song: And old man,turn 98,he won the lottery and died the next day LOL

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:07:43 GMT

It's hard to judge something like this.

Were James and Christina trying to screw the others out of their rightful inheritance or did they feel they didn't deserve it because they never helped out taking care of Dad and had no use for him until he won the lottery? Maybe James and Christina had amassed considerable debt taking care of him and the others refused to contribute, who knows?

Either way, it's terrible to see a family torn apart because of money.

Family is far and away more impo... [ More ]

Comment #2

sully16 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:53:51 GMT

Very sad indeed, RIP Mr. Szantos

Comment #1

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:18:16 GMT

Such a sad story his children should be ashamed of themselves for fighting like this.....the right thing to do is to split it between all the children......

RIP Mr. Szanto's.....

Siblings fight over lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:30:39 GMT

Father died day after winning

The family of an Australian man who won almost $2 million in a lottery and died the next day has been fighting over who is entitled to the money.

Townsville Supreme Court has heard the fighting between Lajos Szanto's four children occurred over the wording of their father's will and whether or not he had bought the ticket for himself.

Lajos Szanto won $1,818,181.82 on February 13 last year, but was not able to enjoy his winnings after he died a day later, h... [ More ]