If I win the lottery, does my husband gets half even though we’ve been separated for almost 4 years?
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If I win the lottery, does my husband gets half even though we’ve been separated for almost 4 years?
My soon to be ex-husband ruined our marriage by having an affair which lead to our separation.
Asked on February 3, 2012 under Family Law, Florida
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It really depends on what you mean by soon to be ex husband. Have you filed for legal separation or divorce? Then the court consider the date of filing a date certain to conclude that you and your assets are separate and not joint. In other words, from that date forward your money is yours and his is his. So if you bought the ticket with separate funds then no, he would not share in it. Good luck.
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