Divorce and Lottery Winnings Dispute

Okay, explain to me why you are entitled to have the winnings.

So I'm seeking this money because I strongly believe

it still goes under marital property

since he got this ticket using our shared account

and then that he got it before our divorce papers were finalized.

And I supported this man for seven years,

following him everywhere he goes so he can chase his dreams.

And I give up on my career and my life to support him.

So I think, again, I'm here to seek a clear distribution.

I'm not here for greediness.

Can I interrupt?

Yeah, you say it. Did he rehearse the ticket prior to...

When was your divorce finalized?

It was October 7th at 9 a.m., I believe.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you, Mr. Taylor.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Well, one thing is true. We were divorced on October 7th.

That is the one true thing that she has communicated to you.

The full truth is that we got divorced that morning

and then, as you can see from the receipt,

later that day, after I had lunch with my attorney,

I left his office from the finalized divorce, and I stopped on my way home to pick up some beer.

I bought a six-pack.

I was going to go home, watch the game, just kind of relax a little bit.

And on a whim, as I was paying, I decided to buy a lottery ticket.

And so I bought a lottery ticket, something I almost never do.

And that's when I won the money. So it was clearly after the divorce.

She has no claim on that money. And this is really a waste of all of our time.

So you allege you bought the ticket after the divorce was finalized?

Absolutely, Your Honor. Okay.

And, Ms. Taylor, you said your divorce was finalized at 9 a.m. that morning?

Yes, correct. Okay.

Well, you did submit a receipt?

Yes, Your Honor. I submitted a receipt from when I purchased the six-pack of beer and the lottery ticket.

And you can see clearly it was at 12.30 in the afternoon.

If you allow me, I can also add to that.

I strongly believe those numbers you see on the lottery tickets, it's not coincidence.

It's our mutual history. And without me, without us, he would not have won it.

I can explain you more if you allow me.

So those numbers are 2, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 39.

So 2, December 2nd, the day we got married.

June 7th, the day he proposed.

August 14th, our wedding anniversary.

May 21st, our dog's birthday. February 28th, our first romantic date.

And 39, believe me or not, 39 cities we changed,

chasing his dreams to become an actor or, I don't know, a travel blogger.

So I gave up everything for him, gave up my career, and I supported him for seven years.

I think I deserve that money, and it's fair.

If I may, Your Honor, she's trying to find significance in these numbers,

but the truth is I did a quick pick.

I didn't even pick the numbers. The computer picked them for me.

I have no idea if all the states are even correct. I think she's making this up.

And if, again, I may, Your Honor, I think some context here.

And if I may,

Your Honor,

obviously you can see there's a pretty significant age difference between us.

I flattered myself when we got together that she found me attractive for me,

but as we lived together, I learned that she was really just interested in what little money I had, which was probably a lot less than she thought I had.

She never had a job the whole time we were together, and when most of my savings was gone, that's when she filed for divorce from me.

So this career thing, I don't know where that's coming from.

What savings are you talking about?

Like I spent everything on groceries.

Barely, barely affording it, okay?

Ms. Taylor,

so you were with Mr. Taylor out of love, and then it sounds like he ran out of funding.

After seven years. After seven years?

Not like one month or something. Seven years is a big number.

I wasted seven years of my life, best time of my life, on this gentleman.

For what?

He throwing me away like a homeless cat or something.

Matt, dude. I mean, he also make us so much pressure to divorce.

I mean, I thought like he never did something similar in that entire life, like throwing away garbage or fixing broken coffee machine or something,

and all of a sudden he becoming like, I don't know, Hussein Bolt, or how do you call it, Flash?

Forcing me to divorce as soon as possible. I feel he bought this ticket before our divorce.