A German court on Wednesday ordered a pensioner to share his €500,000 lottery winnings with his ex-wife despite splitting up with her EIGHT YEARS before hitting the jackpot.

Exactly_what_I_think · 2013-10-18T02:13:51+00:00

Not his ex-wife they where just estranged

The ruling from Germany’s Supreme Court in Karlsruhe on Wednesday afternoon follows years of legal wrangling between the estranged couple, who had been living apart for eight years but were not yet divorced when the man won the lottery in November 2008. He filed for divorce two months later.

SDcowboy82 · 2013-10-18T05:56:36+00:00

His fault for not finalizing the divorce for 8 years. Dummy. You're still legally married. Can you really complain that that has legal consequences?

Ted8367 · 2013-10-18T02:26:26+00:00

The man has also been ordered to pay both sides’ legal fees.

You'd think she would have been able to afford it, after getting a quarter of a million euros.

Anyway, glad someone was thinking of the lawyers.

Crimson_D82 · 2013-10-18T11:34:29+00:00

This is where I would quietly leave the country in the middle of the night.

Collective82 · 2013-10-18T04:10:10+00:00

Ya this is nothing but tryin To make people mad. They weren't divorced so it was acquired during the marriage and he tried to skate out of paying and now has to pay both lawyers so he loses more. This is not a mr issue.

Darkling5499 · 2013-10-18T11:43:27+00:00

We need a "misleading title" post flair on this sub.

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duff-man02 · 2013-10-18T09:27:50+00:00

This is why one should never go into marriage without a prenuptial agreement: what is mine stays mine in case we divorce. What I earn stays mine in case we divorce. The guy was clearly at fault for not having finalized the divorce on time, but I still don't get the ruling. It's HIS money, HIS lottery ticket, HIS profit. Why the fuck should his decision, not to give anything to his wife even be a debate?

2013-10-18T04:02:21+00:00

Sounds fair to me.

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