Wife sells ‘lucky dream’ at a low price, husband wins 1 billion won… Who owns the winnings?

Thanks to a ‘good dream’ she had, her husband won first place in the lottery and was asked about ownership. The expert offered consolation to the wife who sold the lucky dream at a low price, saying, “The winnings belong to the husband.”
 
A story like this was reported on JTBC on the 4th.
 
According to the story of this day, woman A has been leading an enviable married life with her husband B. Ms. A said that the most disappointing part is that her husband is too salty.
 
Then one day, Ms. A had a lucky dream, and when she told this story to her husband, he said, “Sell yourself a dream.” At her husband's suggestion, Ms. A sold her dream for just a few tens of thousands of won, but her husband won first place in an instant lottery and received 1 billion won.
 
The problem starts from this point. Mr. B hid the fact that he won the lottery. Mr. A claims that he kept it a secret not only from his parents but also from his family, and that he reduced his living expenses even more than usual and showed himself to be even more of a miser.
 
When he told Mr. B, “Now that I have a lot of money, please buy me just one bag,” he flatly refused, saying, “This money is no good because it is retirement funds.” On the other hand, my husband was generous to his friends. Ms. A happened to meet her husband's friend while walking down the street, and the friend said she was grateful and said, "Thanks to you, I was able to put out the emergency fire." My husband lent 200 million won to a friend.
 
Ms. A, who felt sad about this incident, ended up having a fight with her husband. Ms. A expressed her disappointment to her husband. However, the husband dismissed Ms. A’s complaint, saying, “There is no touching on lottery winnings between married couples.”
Ms. A expressed her resentment, saying, “Do I have no authority over the lottery first prize that my husband received?”
 
Regarding this story, lawyer Kim Dong-jin of Daeryun Law Firm, who spoke to Segye Ilbo on the same day, said, “I think it would be good to look at the core in terms of causality.”
 
He pointed out, “In our country’s sentiments, selling dreams is understandable, but there is no causal relationship with purchasing a lottery ticket.” He continued, “When looking at the contribution to winning the lottery, it is recognized if action or effort was involved in the result,” adding, “It cannot be said that you contributed simply by having a dream.” At the same time, she advised, "It is superstitious to connect dreams with winning the lottery. There is no causal relationship. The lottery winnings belong to my husband."
 
Meanwhile, lottery winnings are not subject to property division during divorce. If you have a good dream, it would be better to buy a lottery ticket and hope to win first place rather than sell it.

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