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Lottery winner may have to split it with estranged husband
An Idaho woman who won half of the $380 million Mega Millions lottery may have to split it with her estranged husband, KPTV reports.
Idaho lottery officials said last week that Holly Lahti, 29, of Rathdrum, Idaho, won half the jackpot, which will amount to around $90 million after taxes if she chooses a one-time payout.
Holly, a bank clerk, and Joshua Lahti, 31, were married in 2001, but separated several years later, according to relatives, KPTV reports.
According to the Daily Mail of London, Joshua has been convicted of domestic battery, drug possession and buying alcohol for a minor and has been arrested more than a dozen times.
The Mail also reports that both Holly and Joshua were booked on battery charges in 2003 and jailed.
The report includes mug shots of the pair. Holly is shown with a black eye.
ABC reports that Holly was arrested on a battery charge against another woman that was later dismissed.
But with no record of divorce, Joshua, under Idaho community property law, appears well-positioned to claim half of his wife's winnings.
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...may-have-to-split-it-with-estranged-husband/1
this would never happen in california, i am amazed that idaho doesn't have intent to be permanently separated as the end of the marital estate
they seem like an interesting couple
An Idaho woman who won half of the $380 million Mega Millions lottery may have to split it with her estranged husband, KPTV reports.
Idaho lottery officials said last week that Holly Lahti, 29, of Rathdrum, Idaho, won half the jackpot, which will amount to around $90 million after taxes if she chooses a one-time payout.
Holly, a bank clerk, and Joshua Lahti, 31, were married in 2001, but separated several years later, according to relatives, KPTV reports.
According to the Daily Mail of London, Joshua has been convicted of domestic battery, drug possession and buying alcohol for a minor and has been arrested more than a dozen times.
The Mail also reports that both Holly and Joshua were booked on battery charges in 2003 and jailed.
The report includes mug shots of the pair. Holly is shown with a black eye.
ABC reports that Holly was arrested on a battery charge against another woman that was later dismissed.
But with no record of divorce, Joshua, under Idaho community property law, appears well-positioned to claim half of his wife's winnings.
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...may-have-to-split-it-with-estranged-husband/1
this would never happen in california, i am amazed that idaho doesn't have intent to be permanently separated as the end of the marital estate
they seem like an interesting couple
