Woman wins $25 million lottery, ex-husband sues for share, court orders 'split in half' and reveals secret deal during divorce
According to news reports, “Mr. Che” A divorced man from Jiangxi Province, China. He lives in Ban Ewa Athorn with his father, mother and son. Later he was introduced to “Mrs. Chen” Who had already been divorced too and soon the two got married. After that, the woman also moved into Ewa Athorn's house. And until the birth of her child, she began to think about buying her own house.
The couple plans to sign divorce papers. Mr. Chi will still have the right to rent the government-owned house as before. Under Chinese law, Ms. Chen is using her name to buy a new house. Mr. Chi himself received 195,000 yuan (more than 966,000 baht) because the couple continued to live together, moving between the two homes. There are still frequent financial exchanges.
On May 10, 2022, Ms. Chen used 2 yuan (about 10 baht) to buy a lottery ticket. He won a prize of 5 million yuan (more than 24.77 million baht). The bonus after tax is 4 million yuan (more than 19.82 million baht). While I kept quiet and Mr. Chi was not informed of this matter.
Later, their married life ran into trouble. They had already decided to separate and live their real lives. On August 9, 2022, there were negotiations about a house they paid for together. It was concluded that the property purchased after signing this divorce form should belong to Ms. Chen. She is willing to pay 250,000 yuan (more than 1.2 million baht) to Mr. Chi. There were no emotional or financial differences between the two parties.
But shortly after Mr. Qi left home, he discovered that Ms. Chen had been hiding the lottery win. So he filed a lawsuit with the People's Court of Changgong District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, providing evidence of the chat data between him and Ms. Chen.
By examining the various evidence, it was found that after the couple agreed to divorce, they never went through the process of remarriage. The parties did not divide the joint property available as husband and wife but continued to live together until August 2022, during which time they had a relationship as husband and wife. They still spent money and did business together. Therefore, the joint property or personal property of each person cannot be separated.
Therefore, the prize money should be divided equally between both sides. Ms. Chen should share with Mr. Chi the 2 million yuan (about 9.9 million baht) and the 250,000 yuan (more than 1.2 million baht) that Ms. Chen had paid earlier. This is the housing compensation share. It has nothing to do with the lottery winnings.
