“We’re disclosing the asset in full, as state marital disclosure rules require, but we’re classifying it strictly as post-separation non-marital property.”

She took a heavy brass seal out of her desk drawer and pressed it onto the bottom corner of the page.

“If we tried to hide the ticket during the divorce, a family court judge could penalize you later,” she said.

“By putting it in the official disclosure today, we take away his ability to challenge where it came from.”

“Has his attorney asked for financial records yet?” I asked.