A Florida wife recently sued her husband for hiding $10.2 million in lotter earnings from her. She became suspicious of her husband when he started to keep the television turned off and disconnected the phone line. Her suspicions rose when she found a postcard about a new home purchase. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312197,00.html
Until she Googled her husband's name and lottery number she was unaware of his great fortune. Apparently, the husband, being an avid gambler, pitched in for the winning ticket with 17 other individiuals.
In Iowa, the winnings would be marital property and most likely equally divided. In the event of divorce, the earnings would also be divided but the court may weigh factors, like whether the parties were separated at the time of the winning, in allocating the funds.
Until she Googled her husband's name and lottery number she was unaware of his great fortune. Apparently, the husband, being an avid gambler, pitched in for the winning ticket with 17 other individiuals.
In Iowa, the winnings would be marital property and most likely equally divided. In the event of divorce, the earnings would also be divided but the court may weigh factors, like whether the parties were separated at the time of the winning, in allocating the funds.
