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Feb 12Man adopts his 42 year old girlfriend to evade judgment
In an amazing display of legal kung fu, a man adopts his 42 year old long-time girlfriend in order to insulate his money from a civil wrongful death judgment.
Goodman, who founded the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, legally adopted 42-year-old Heather Laruso Hutchins, as his daughter on Oct. 13 in Miami-Dade County, according to court documents….
[T]he trust set up for Goodman’s two minor children could not be considered as part of Goodman’s financial worth if a jury awarded damages to the Wilsons. According to the adoption papers, Hutchins is immediately entitled to at least a third of the trust’s assets as his legal daughter since she is over the age of 35.
The reasoning behind his explanation as to why he did this shows a lawyer with an outrageous display of cognitive dissonance trying to zealously represent his client
Dan Bachi, Goodman’s civil attorney, said Hutchins’ adoption was done to ensure the future stability of his children and family investments.
“It has nothing to do with the lawsuit currently pending against him,” Bachi said.
Can anyone seriously say that with a straight face?
via Sun Sentinel – Polo club founder Goodman adopts his adult girlfriend