Dutch court rules woman who won lottery during divorce can keep it all

Comment #32

LiveInGreenBay — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:13:07 GMT

No doubt that judge is a chick.

Comment #31

Jill34786 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:29:34 GMT

There have been several female lottery winners here in the states that ended up with judgements/settlements entitling their former spouse to a share of the winnings. One of them was a young woman in California who was part of a group that won a major jackpot and featured on TLCML.

Comment #30

MercifulLove — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:05:29 GMT

Well said

Comment #29

pickone4me — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:18:53 GMT

How would this have played out if this was in reverse

Comment #28

hlamb — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 14:41:44 GMT

If it were the other way around in the Dutch courts or the US the man would have had to pay up. The court systems are so frikkin biased. He should at least get alimony or spousal support the woman would've been granted it.

Comment #27

Cruzincat — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 03:46:10 GMT

Had this been in the US and it were the other way around where the man won the lottery, how many think the soon to be ex wife would have been granted a share

Comment #26

HaveABall — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:49:28 GMT

Yeah, Drenick1, apparently this woman is no stranger to prolonged financial mental anguish and self-esteem dismantling

Comment #25

KY Floyd — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:17:05 GMT

A divorce is no different than dissolving any contract and is usually specific on future earnings.

True enough, but the marriage contract isn't dissolved until the divorce is final. That there was a court case at all suggests that the applicable law is similar to what we have in the US, and your finances are assumed to be mingled as long as you're still married. Basing the ruling on the apparent fact that they separated their finances well before she bought the ticket makes obvious sense, bu... [ More ]

Comment #24

Tialuvslotto — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:17:52 GMT

Sometimes, not often, but sometimes karma and irony unite and gifts us with a twofer. This is one of those times. And it is a thing of beauty.

Right on, as usual, Teddi! And very well phrased.

Comment #23

pantherestates — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:08:57 GMT

Ha!Ha!Ha! That is what he gets!LOL! I am so happy that the wife got to keep all of these funds for herself...the ex doesn't deserve not one penny of it...perhaps him and his girlfriend can go in together and get their own lotto tixs...in the meantime I hope the wife is laughing all the way to the bank

Comment #22

sully16 — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:37:42 GMT

Good for her, enjoy

Comment #21

Artist77 — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:33:35 GMT

I agree.

Comment #20

music* — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 23:53:21 GMT

I was just reading about prenuptial agreements. I do not know if this is relevant to this discussion but it is an interesting topic. Especially when dealing with Lottery winners.

Happy New Year

Comment #19

Stack47 — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:31:58 GMT

The judge made the correct decision.

because this was an easy decision for the judge; she filed for divorce before she won the lottery. A divorce is no different than dissolving any contract and is usually specific on future earnings. Some people believe by suggesting there is a verbal contract between them and lottery winners, they have rights to a portion of the winnings.

Comment #18

noise-gate — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:28:00 GMT

l got to thinking: The only way this ex could claim a portion of the wife's lottery win was him moving out in with his new gf- and the ex him continued to pool their resources in playing the lottery. ...What are those chances of happening? .anyone, anyone

Comment #17

myturn — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:02:20 GMT

She should at least buy him a pair of clogs

Comment #16

myturn — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:42:28 GMT

So, they are going Dutch

Comment #15

mikeintexas — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:05:19 GMT

Speaking of things Dutch, did you hear about the new movie Ron Howard is directing and starring in? It's about a music teacher in The Netherlands and is called Mr. Opie's Holland .

Comment #14

DELotteryPlyr — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:30:22 GMT

WOW, that was bad...lol

Comment #13

Drenick1 — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:16:41 GMT

Kind of surprised it took that long to divorce him. He made his own bed when he moved in with his girlfriend 4 years ago. Glad to hear that there is still common sense justice in this world.

Comment #12

mikeintexas — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:59:01 GMT

He won't be able to afford to take his girlfriend out now.

Unless they go Dutch.

Comment #11

Teddi — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:45:16 GMT

This has got to be THE BEST Christmas lottery story...EVAH!!!

And three cheers for the Dutch judicial system who got it right.

This man has been separated from his wife for 4 years, and while he was shacked up with another woman, had his finances 100% separate and apart from his wife, and he feels he's entitled to half of her winnings from a ticket she bought AFTER they filed for divorce? Is he insane? They were separated in every way possible. That the courts hadn't gotten around to fina... [ More ]

Comment #10

noise-gate — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:32:05 GMT

You surprised? I'm not. He probably thought he was going to win twice in a row by ..

1st: Ditching the wife and moving in with the girlfriend.

2nd- attempting to royally screw the wife over by getting a share of HER money years after he left.The judge made the correct decision.

Comment #9

JezzVim — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:36:01 GMT

HAHAHAHAAA!!!!

This makes me VERY happy!! What a dummie! He had a winner and got a loser

Comment #8

maximumfun — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:15:46 GMT

wow - they split 10k euros worth of stuff and she keeps 2.1M euros. i bet she just might be willing to let him keep ALL of their shared wealth at this point.

Comment #7

eddessaknight — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:01:38 GMT

Men waste a lot of money $ chasing women but never run out of women when chasing money $

Eddessa_Knight

Comment #6

CARBOB — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:32:23 GMT

Don't forget that old adage, Hell Hath No Fury, Like A Woman Scorned.

Comment #5

realtorjim — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:24:54 GMT

I believe his moving out four years earlier with a new women affected the judges decision to the effect of NO LOTTO LOOT

Comment #4

DELotteryPlyr — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:18:05 GMT

Wonder if him moving out with the new women 4 yrs earlier had any effect (or is it affect? always get them reversed- lol

Comment #3

travelintrucker — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:31:39 GMT

Surprised that the judge ruled in her favor since the divorce wasn't finalized.

Comment #2

mjwinsmith — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:31:29 GMT

Nice try A hole .......... another one bites the dust, hey, hey

Comment #1

RJOh — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:27:28 GMT

The old theory of many ex-spouses what's mines is all mines and half of what's yours is mines too isn't always true in court.

Dutch court rules woman who won lottery during divorce can keep it all

Lottery Post — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:13:59 GMT

A woman who won a 2.1 million (US$2.3 million) lottery prize during a divorce has no obligation to share it with her ex-husband, according to a Dutch court decision published on Tuesday.

The Amsterdam District Court ruling said the couple had listed the shared assets they wished to divide at the time they filed for divorce on Oct. 20, 2014, though the divorce was not formally granted until June 2015. The woman won the Post Code Lottery on New Year's Day 2015.

The man had argued that he and... [ More ]