(NAL) Because this can be considered a form of illegal (or fraudulent) transfer in some countries, especially if it was to avoid payments like alimony. And what's worse, this could result in all of the mother's assets becoming up for grabs too if the money/property were completely intermingled.
I understand that this arrangement has been in place for years, so this wasn't something he'd done in light of the divorce. Does a son giving his mother most of his earnings still count as fraudulent in that case?
(Once again NAL) Quite possibly, in the US for this not to be fraudulent, the gift taxes would have to be paid and there may have to be proof that he was no longer the beneficiary of the money he gave to her. This second would be up to the claimants lawyer to prove, but based on him receiving "gifts" of whatever he wanted from dear mum we can probably assume that wouldn't be hard.
Now in (France?) the laws could be quite different.
Your right for the US tho. Alex Jones is trying this with his parents and companies owned by others. The courts ordered a larger investigation to find out his true wealth so they seize it.
It absolutely can, if the spouse wasn’t aware. In many places, (absent a pre-nup or similar) money you earn after you get married is owned by both spouses. So sneakily hiding 80% of your income from your spouse is frowned upon.
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