lottery win from a ticket that she purchased.Denise Robertson of Canada launched a legal battle to pry away half of her ex-partner Maurice Thibeault's £3.5 million jackpot, as well as £286,000 in punitive damages.Denise said the pair, from Chatham, Ontario, would play Canada's Lotto 6/49 every week with an agreement to share any lottery winnings. The couple dreamed of buying a big house where they could delve into their shared love of muscle cars.Maurice denied that he agreed to share any winnings with his ex-partner, the Sun reports.But Maurice and Denise had the same rights as a marriage from being in a common-law relationship, where partners have co-habited for at least a year under Canadian jurisdiction.
