Multi-millionaire adopts his adult girlfriend

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Ms. N Ms. N
Yes, this is a true story. Multimillionaire John Goodman is involved in a wrongful death lawsuit for killing a couple's son in a car accident. The judge had said that money left in a trust for Goodman's children could not be touched. So Goodman is trying to protect his money by adopting his 42 year old girlfriend (he is 48).

What do you think? Obviously, he is only doing this to protect his money, but in the legal sense...his girlfriend is now his daughter. Should he still be sleeping with her?
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Ms. Spice, Stormy, dv8
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nicholebinz, acessorie
38  (83%)
Ms. N, Missmarc, aliceinthehole, JR, punkstar283, Tagmstr, Ryuson, Sohotdinosaur, JessCee, Kkay, dhig, Zombirella, Undead, wdanas, sktb0007, KyotoAngel, Shellz31, slynch, mpfm, darthkitt3n, unfulfilled, P'Gell, freda, Stinkytofu10, Boink, Beck, EnChAnTiNg, js250, JustLikeHeaven, SomewhatSomewhere, LovesAPoet, The Curious Couple, Rin (aka Nire), SJ88, voenne, BlooJay, JackRaiden, jeangel246
3  (7%)
Penguin, Taylor, Silverdrop
Total votes: 46
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Feb 2, 6:24 pm
Penguin Penguin
He shouldn't have been allowed to do this period, but whatever. He just shouldn't be allowed to marry her now.
Feb 2, 7:17 pm
Chilipepper Chilipepper
Seriously, the gene pool needs a cleaning if this is the best we can produce.
Feb 2, 7:20 pm
Taylor Taylor
I think continuing to sleep with her is pretty low down on the list of things he did wrong.

I'm much more appalled by the choosing to drive drunk, leaving the scene of the accident, going to such a length to hide money so the victim's family can't sue for it. etc. Is it wong to continue to sleep with her? Maybe. But he's done a whole lot of other things that are obviously very wrong.

His main problem is greed, not his desire to sleep with his girlfriend in my opinion
Feb 2, 7:31 pm
Curiouscat Curiouscat
Thats horrible and disgusting. Hope they see through his BULLSH*T!

Now he should be arrested for having sex with his daughter. You just don't play the system that way. He did alot wrong in this situation. He killed their son, he owes them. Be a man and step up, and stop being an idiot who drinks and drives in the first place. Call a cab. This mess is his own fault.
That poor boy and his family
Feb 2, 8:00 pm
punkstar283 punkstar283
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. N
Yes, this is a true story. Multimillionaire John Goodman is involved in a wrongful death lawsuit for killing a couple's son in a car accident. The judge had said that money left in a trust for Goodman's children could not be touched. So Goodman is ... More
scammer
Feb 2, 8:50 pm
Tagmstr Tagmstr
Thats crazy!
Feb 2, 9:51 pm
Ms. Spice Ms. Spice
I don't see why sleeping with her would be such a big deal. After all, they are both consenting and adults, so that shouldn't be an issue. You can NOT get arrested for having sex with your children, as long as everyone is legal and consenting.

This kind of behavior has been heard of in the BDSM community, btw. Some mommy/ daddy and/ or son/ daughters legalize their relationships by having the "parent" adopting the "kid." They still have sex and no one is arrested.

Honestly, that's not what I think is poor behavior. He drove drunk and killed an innocent man, and he's circumventing the law so that he doesn't lose his money. That's just being a cheap bastard in my book.
Feb 2, 10:49 pm
dhig dhig
i..wwow
Feb 2, 10:58 pm
Pixel Pixel
Quote:
Originally posted by Taylor
I think continuing to sleep with her is pretty low down on the list of things he did wrong.

I'm much more appalled by the choosing to drive drunk, leaving the scene of the accident, going to such a length to hide money so the victim's family ... More
*applauds* Well said!
Feb 3, 12:19 am
Zombirella Zombirella
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. N
Yes, this is a true story. Multimillionaire John Goodman is involved in a wrongful death lawsuit for killing a couple's son in a car accident. The judge had said that money left in a trust for Goodman's children could not be touched. So Goodman is ... More
I don't know what to say really but to me, it's wrong.
Feb 3, 12:29 am
kadytheredpanda kadytheredpanda
*blinks*

Uh...

*blinks*
Feb 3, 12:48 am
Gold Lion Gold Lion
*headdesk* I hate people who try to scam their way out of things like this.
Feb 3, 1:45 am
Undead Undead
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. N
Yes, this is a true story. Multimillionaire John Goodman is involved in a wrongful death lawsuit for killing a couple's son in a car accident. The judge had said that money left in a trust for Goodman's children could not be touched. So Goodman is ... More
Just weird to me!
Feb 3, 1:54 am
sktb0007 sktb0007
Quote:
Originally posted by Gold Lion
*headdesk* I hate people who try to scam their way out of things like this.
Seriously! This is very odd!
Feb 3, 2:29 am
KyotoAngel KyotoAngel
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. N
Yes, this is a true story. Multimillionaire John Goodman is involved in a wrongful death lawsuit for killing a couple's son in a car accident. The judge had said that money left in a trust for Goodman's children could not be touched. So Goodman is ... More
...0_o well that's a bit...creepy.
I suppose as long as they're not blood related and they're a similar age it's not too bad.
I don't mind age differences but what I read about Morgan Freeman wanting to marry his step-granddaughter...t hat's what I'd call going a bit too far.
Feb 3, 4:12 am
Silverdrop Silverdrop
The sex part isn't wrong. Hiding his money is. The legal system should invalidate the adoption because it was clearly not done in good faith.
Feb 3, 7:22 am
unfulfilled unfulfilled
Quote:
Originally posted by Silverdrop
The sex part isn't wrong. Hiding his money is. The legal system should invalidate the adoption because it was clearly not done in good faith.
Exactly!
Feb 3, 8:36 am
P'Gell P'Gell
Yet an other reason to really dislike the upper 2 or 3 percent. So so awfully selfish and greedy. The man killed a person, and all he can think about is his fucking money.

He never should have been allowed to adopt her, but of course, the laws are usually made by The Rich, so he'll literally get away with murder.
Feb 3, 10:24 am
freda freda
Seriously
Feb 3, 10:25 am
P'Gell P'Gell
He never should have been allowed to adopt her, but of course, the laws are usually made by The Rich, so he'll literally get away with murder.

I don't give a damn whether he sleeps with her or not. But, I'd NEVER sleep with someone as greedy as this asshole. More for her, I guess. $$$$$$$$ That's all people like that think about, their money. That's the sickening part. The greed.
Feb 3, 10:26 am
Stormy Stormy
(EdenFantasys)
While clever, it makes a mockery out of our legal system and the adoption system. Ted Nugent adopted his girlfriend at the time for guardianship reasons---basically she was 17 and he wanted to be able to have her own tour with him and not get in any kind of legal struggles about it if they attracted the eyes of the law. But, I think that's a bit different than what this guy did.

Can he still have sex with her? Absolutely. It's not against Florida law because there is no blood relation between the two of them. Is the guy being seriously shady? Definitely. Will the adoption be reversed? Probably, because it was done solely out of a desire to hide assets.
Feb 3, 10:28 am
Stinkytofu10 Stinkytofu10
Sigh...it seems like in United States and many other countries around the world, money talks, and if you're rich you can pretty much get away with anything. Sad but true.
Feb 3, 10:32 am
Stormy Stormy
(EdenFantasys)
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. Spice
I don't see why sleeping with her would be such a big deal. After all, they are both consenting and adults, so that shouldn't be an issue. You can NOT get arrested for having sex with your children, as long as everyone is legal and consenting. ... More
Um, yes the hell you can be arrested for having sex with blood relatives. There cannot be any blood relationship between the two parties; it's incest no matter how you try to package it.

What happens in the BDSM community is nothing at all like having sex with your children, even if they go through with a legal adult adoption---there's no DNA link there.
Feb 3, 10:44 am
Ms. Spice Ms. Spice
Quote:
Originally posted by Stormy
Um, yes the hell you can be arrested for having sex with blood relatives. There cannot be any blood relationship between the two parties; it's incest no matter how you try to package it.

What happens in the BDSM community is nothing at all ... More
well, sorry for the mix up, as I obviously didn't do my research. After checking my facts, I got my incest laws mixed up with a few other foreign countries where that kind of behavior is acceptable.

Also, I am quite aware that what happens in the BDSM community is not the same as sexual relations with blood relatives. I wasn't making that kind of parallel at all. Sorry if that caused you any confusion.

Instead, I was trying to liken it to Goodman's case. Obviously, the motivations are different, but the process is still the same.
Feb 3, 11:03 am
Stormy Stormy
(EdenFantasys)
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. Spice
well, sorry for the mix up, as I obviously didn't do my research. After checking my facts, I got my incest laws mixed up with a few other foreign countries where that kind of behavior is acceptable.

Also, I am quite aware that what happens in ... More
I apologize if my response sounded harsh, it wasn't meant to be.

The funny thing is I just read an article about a man in Germany who was on trial for raping his daughter for thirty years. He says it was consentual, she says it was rape with physical force involved. He was cleared of the 500 counts of rape the prosecutor tried to hang him with, but was convicted of incest.

It's quite a fascinating set of laws that concern relationships between family members.
Feb 3, 11:17 am
Beck Beck
I think it is not my place to comment on this situation, since I only know what I am reading. However from what I am reading, I will have to say that it does make a mockery out of adoption laws and it should not be allowed. I really don't see a big deal in the two of them sleeping together, they are not really father/daughter, so I don't see an issue, but I see an issue with him trying to adopt her.
Feb 3, 11:21 am
Ms. Spice Ms. Spice
Quote:
Originally posted by Stormy
I apologize if my response sounded harsh, it wasn't meant to be.

The funny thing is I just read an article about a man in Germany who was on trial for raping his daughter for thirty years. He says it was consentual, she says it was rape with ... More
it's fine, no biggie

But yeah, I actually know exactly what trial you're talking about. Family laws are weird and difficult; what can be OK for adopted relations is not OK for blood relations. Case in point: Woody Allen's marriage to his step daughter.

But I think one reason blood relation laws are so finicky and harsh is to prevent children with mental and physical diseases, which is incredibly common of children who are produced by incest.
Feb 3, 11:45 pm
Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
Quote:
Originally posted by Silverdrop
The sex part isn't wrong. Hiding his money is. The legal system should invalidate the adoption because it was clearly not done in good faith.
Pretty much my answer right here.
Feb 9, 11:24 pm
voenne voenne
Quote:
Originally posted by Taylor
I think continuing to sleep with her is pretty low down on the list of things he did wrong.

I'm much more appalled by the choosing to drive drunk, leaving the scene of the accident, going to such a length to hide money so the victim's family ... More
This.

I don't even want to know what happens in this situation. The whole thing is just messed up.
Feb 10, 12:21 am
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