Legal Entity....lawyer

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Tx_Mega_Player — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 04:24:48 GMT

When you hire an attorney, that person is your legal representative, so they would be able to claim it for you. (You would still have to sign it). If you are claiming in the form of a trust, then the trust must have an administrator (probably you). I would think that the administrator would have to sign the ticket. I doubt that lottery officials are sworn to secrecy because in most states your name and city of residence will become public record once you claim the jackpot. So anything that's par... [ More ]

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dphillips — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 18:56:32 GMT

Thanks for the information. In fact, when I win, I'm taking two documents, or I'll call and ask lottery personnel what documents I need. More than likey they'll need:1. My social security card. Your social security card would probably be important because they want to know if you owe the government (social services, especially -- back child support payments) and, of course, if you owe back federal taxes and back state taxes. They're going to get their cut, first!2. A voided check. I want m... [ More ]

Legal Entity....lawyer

ThinkBig — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 09:16:48 GMT

When the lottery officials say any legal entity can claim a jackpot prize, does this mean that a lawyer can claim it for you, too? In other words, will your lawyer have to sign the back of your ticket? From what I can gather on these websites, whomever signs the back of the ticket this is the name of the owner of that ticket. As well the name on the ticket could possibly be revealed to the public, should they seek it.Also, if you claim your ticket as a trust, do you write the name of the trus... [ More ]