A suburban Detroit man who won an $80 million lottery jackpot must share it with his ex-wife, a Michigan court ruled.by the Michigan Court of Appeals,Zelasko won an $80 Mega Millions jackpot on July 5, 2013, which amounted to $38.3 million after taxes and other deductions. The big score came less than two years after he and Mary Zelasko both filed for divorce after seven years of marriage.
Michigan's appellate court agreed with the arbitrator's ruling in 2013 that:"Defendant spent $1.00 to purchase the winning lottery ticket, however the dollar spent was arguably marital money and, as such, a joint investment." Further complicating the matter was the arbitrator's death in 2014. Rich Zelasko insisted the late arbitrator's ruling should be set aside, but the appeals court said that sudden passing didn't negate a proper ruling.In their time together, Mary Zelasko was a sales associate who earned from $100,000 to $120,000 a year while Rich Zelasko owned his own business, making about $36,000 annually, according to the court.
MarissaRaelees Marissa u r my winner
MarissaRaelees Your now me
When you win 80 million you have to share!
where did he bury her?
Meet me in the Dominican Republic. I'll have your check ready🎯.
Unbelievable..Bullshit
Nothing wrong still lot fake news
She was not yet his ex wife. Do better NBC.
Don’t play lotto before you fully divorce. You’ll make your hateful ex spouse rich.
Wife gave husband money to buy lottery ticket. Couple separated. Man wins lottery. Should be 50-50: woman invested, man labored (buying the ticket). Is that the story? No?
GTFOH
Ticket bought when married, arbiter found sharing appropriate and amount agreed by both. And ...her income supported them 75% during their entire marriage. Sharing half after taxes while she raises their three children hardly unfair. Ex-hubby tried to renege when arbiter died. HA
Meanwhile, the State of North Dakota doesn't allow child brides to own even $1 in joint because the United States didn't write federal statute of the Proclamation of Emancipation and we are the property. I get told as a wife I can't own myself, another wife gets $15 million.
Wow... that really sucks... Women want to be equal until it comes to the divorce payday. Archaic BS... don't get married.
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well he should pay the lady since the money is from marital account assume the didn't win the loss is on the family
Wow
Veti1 I smell a future TV murder mystery.
Remarried 2byears after my wife passed away 6 months into the marriage she filed claiming all my prperty were purchased the last 6 month & she wanted my 1/2 my retirement in 25 yrs Judge look at VHS of my 1st wife with receipts of our property & threatened to put 2nd wife in jail
Bahaha Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha haha hahaha bahaha!
Couldn't he afford the best lawyers!?!
Always sign prenuptials kids
Fair 👍😀
Oh, oh, a repost. Looking around for my given fucks....nope. Still can't find them.
Paying for the first gamble with the second gamble.
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This is some BS.
clfunez The judge must have been a libtard socialist. Because I read the article and it said their divorce was finalized long before he won the money.
Maybe the ex-wife is related to the judge😂😂😂
He should, she should get it all
Yeeeeeeah...they’d have to continually lock me up for contempt. I would NOT pay it. The fact that the final decree hadn’t been entered was a technicality. They both had agreed to divorce & nobody can prove from where that $1 came. This is exactly why Oprah won’t marry Stedman😂😂
Cut your losses and move on man... your still a millionaire
That’s why if my current husband and I ever won the lotto I would cash that ticket alone so his ex couldn’t get a dime.
So freaking unfair.
Here’s a hint . Don’t get married . Men have been getting screwed for years . And it will never end
He filed for divorce 2 years previously. Divorce still not final until after purchased ticket. What BS she didn’t deserve not one penny of it. Bad ruling!!!!
ThisIsAmerica
I think he can manage
The Bitch 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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