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Man who won $30M lottery while in middle of divorce ordered to share winnings
2019-06-22
[NYPOST] A suburban bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit
... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang...
 man who was in the middle of a divorce when he won more than $30 million must share the lottery windfall with his ex-wife.

The Michigan appeals court says a marriage isn’t over until it’s over. It means Mary Beth Zelasko can keep $15 million awarded by an arbitrator, although she and Rich Zelasko had been separated for two years when he bought the Mega Millions ticket in 2013. Their divorce wasn’t final until 2018.

In a court filing, an attorney for Rich Zelasko said, "Rich was lucky, but it was his luck, not Mary’s, that produced the lottery proceeds." But arbitrator John Mills said the ticket was marital property. The couple had agreed to have Mills make certain decisions during the divorce case.

The appeals court last week found no errors.

Posted by:Fred

#12  Re: #10 - I bow down to you, Proc2K
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-06-22 19:32  

#11  It fits with this article in the burg today:
1/3 of women will date men for the free food
Posted by: 3dc   2019-06-22 16:22  

#10  oh yeah - ever seen $30M soaked in gas and lit?

Don't they do that several times a day in Congress?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-06-22 15:26  

#9  Community property is premised on the theory that marriage creates an economic community between the spouses

What if that premise is flawed? Suppose a marriage creates a "community economic loss?. For example, the wife maxes out the credit cards on a spending spree in anticipation that there will be a divorce. Can the husband sue for recompense for the spending spree?
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-06-22 13:32  

#8  oh yeah - ever seen $30M soaked in gas and lit?
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-06-22 13:00  

#7  I presume it’s a community property state so until the divorce is final all assets are jointly owned unless held separate by agreement; if so and she won the lottery he’d have had a claim.
Posted by: Glenmore   2019-06-22 13:00  

#6  Gee, I wonder why there's a "marriage strike"?
Posted by: charger   2019-06-22 12:17  

#5  #1 - but he would be responsible for any debts she ran up. It's the privilege of matriarchy.

Recall the NY just enter a bill to decriminalize the oldest profession. You pay one way or you pay another as amply demonstrated.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-06-22 11:19  

#4  Woman's lawyer files papers expecting such income annually.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2019-06-22 09:39  

#3  Completely ridiculous. A woman would have kept the money to herself.
Posted by: Vernal Hatrick   2019-06-22 08:45  

#2  Wonder how the Judge would have looked at medical debt which come about during that period.
Posted by: Uleck Spererong9442   2019-06-22 08:25  

#1  Would she be responsible for any debts he ran up in that time? I doubt it. Bullshit ruling
Posted by: Frank G   2019-06-22 03:30  

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