Big win during divorce

[davek_964]

Just an idle question really :

Was just listening to Kerrang, and somebody won the "Make me a Winner" thing - £200k. I may have misheard - but I think she said she was "just going through a divorce".

So - whether or not I misheard her - what would be the deal with the winnings? Surely if she isn't actually divorced yet - the soon to be ex husband gets half?

[C5_Steve]

Can't comment on the legal side but I have heard that those gameshow wins can take months to materialise. Seem to remember reading about one in particular where the person as still waiting 6 months after being on a show to receive their payout.

[Amateurish]

It depends... If they don't yet have a financial order, then it will be in the pot for them to both fight over.

[Masiv]

I just heard this live on the radio and was thinking the same thing.

They pay into your bank account within hours.

[Gixer968CS]

It will certainly become part of the estate if they don't yet have a financial order (not least as the make me a winner thing gets paid within a few hours). But, the 50:50 husband/wife thing is a myth. Courts divide the assets based on needs - the starting pint may be 50:50 but it's unlikely to end there! e.g. if there are 2 children who live with the wife then she needs a 3 bed house (if possible) but husband potentially only needs a one bed flat for himself, and that is how things are decided. There is no rule and no president.

[ScoobyChris]

Masiv said:

I just heard this live on the radio and was thinking the same thing.

They pay into your bank account within hours.

"That money was just resting in my account...."

Chris

[Foss62]

Gixer968CS said:

It will certainly become part of the estate if they don't yet have a financial order (not least as the make me a winner thing gets paid within a few hours). But, the 50:50 husband/wife thing is a myth. Courts divide the assets based on needs - the starting pint may be 50:50 but it's unlikely to end there! e.g. if there are 2 children who live with the wife then she needs a 3 bed house (if possible) but husband potentially only needs a one bed flat for himself, and that is how things are decided. There is no rule and no president.

Where has the President gone? Did he drink the starting pint?

[milesgiles]

Gixer968CS said:

It will certainly become part of the estate if they don't yet have a financial order (not least as the make me a winner thing gets paid within a few hours). But, the 50:50 husband/wife thing is a myth. Courts divide the assets based on needs - the starting pint may be 50:50 but it's unlikely to end there! e.g. if there are 2 children who live with the wife then she needs a 3 bed house (if possible) but husband potentially only needs a one bed flat for himself, and that is how things are decided. There is no rule and no president.