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Struck a lottery while married? Prize deemed part of marital assets
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Windfalls that happen during the marriage, be it a lottery winning or an unusually large bonus payment to one of the spouses, are considered incomes that ought to be shared by couple.
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SINGAPORE - The only thing better than winning a Porsche Boxster S sports car in a lucky draw, at least for one couple here, would be not winning one, given how the luxury car sparked more disputes between them.
The couple, happily married at the time, won the coveted vehicle in a lucky draw staged by a bank to promote its personal loan services.
