afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Man divorces wife before claiming lotto prize Thursday, January 6, 2005 Posted: 7:57 AM EST (1257 GMT) TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) -- It took Robert G. Swofford Jr. more than a month to come forward and claim his $60 million Lotto prize, but he had to take care of some unfinished business -- divorcing his wife. Swofford, a postal worker from Seminole County, claimed his prize Tuesday in a $34.7 million lump sum payout, ending weeks of mystery about who won the November 24 drawing. Swofford, 53, and his wife separated three years ago. But two weeks after the winning numbers were announced, Ann Swofford served him with divorce papers and claimed a share of the prize. Just before Christmas, the Swoffords and their lawyers hammered out an agreement. His wife will get $5.25 million and $1 million will be set aside to support their 11-year-old son. In return, she agreed not to seek any more of Swofford's winnings. Swofford said he remembered reading about a divorce case where a lottery winner kept it a secret and was penalized in court. "I'd heard of a case in California where a judge heard about it after he had settled the divorce case and took the husband to the cleaners and made him pay everything he had left out of his lottery winnings," Swofford said Tuesday. http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/lotto.delay.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Actually he's proof that you should never put off for tomorrow what you should do today. Swofford, 53, and his wife separated three years ago. But two weeks after the winning numbers were announced, Ann Swofford served him with divorce papers and claimed a share of the prize......... His wife will get $5.25 million and $1 million will be set aside to support their 11-year-old son. In return, she agreed not to seek any more of Swofford's winnings. They've been seperated for THREE YEARS and becasue this clown never finished things, she's laughing all the way to the bank with 5.25 million of his money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Xactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Man he is smart!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiskin Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 What the article doesn't say is that he also has a daughter with his ex-wife's sister. Can you say Jerrt Springer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty P For The Pulitzer Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 If he was smart, he wouldn't have waited three years to get divorced. What sucks is that even though they're seperated, she still has a claim to the money. He may have saved himself some money, but I'm sure he's kicking himself for not divorcing her sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 No he is not smart but is there a big difference between the 34 million and 29 million after he pays her off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinss Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 i actually worked with a guy who had just finished a bitter divorce when he won 19.8 million in the lottery. it was funny as hell. think about the satisfaction he must have felt knowing she got none of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Originally posted by Destino Actually he's proof that you should never put off for tomorrow what you should do today. They've been seperated for THREE YEARS and becasue this clown never finished things, she's laughing all the way to the bank with 5.25 million of his money. True enough, but I doubt he's complaining about 27+ million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triple6mafia Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 That is funny though. I gotta keep that in mind for when i win the lottery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCommiesGo Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Only paying out the 5+ mil is a whole lot better than having to split it down the middle. He probally should have divorced her earlier but he still made out pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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