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Billionaire adopts girlfriend in Florida

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    Legal move raises lots of eyebrows

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What -- 48 year old billionaire is a -- lots of eyebrows by adopting his 42 year old girlfriend.

The family attorney other UCF student who was killed says it's illegal move to protect the billionaires assets.

23 year old Scott Patrick Wilson had just graduated from -- and had a bright -- ahead of him with an engineering degree.

But back in February 2010 his -- suddenly ended.

Palm Beach investigators say billionaire and international polo club founder John Goodman -- -- stop -- while driving his Bentley hitting and killing Wilson.

Or.

-- the attorney representing -- Stanley Scott Smith says Goodman has legally adopted his forty -- year old girlfriend Heather Hudgens to shield his assets and wrongful death suit.

According to court records plaintiffs were notified that mr.

Goodman has completed -- and -- adoption of miss Heather hutchins also known as -- -- The adoption was finalized on October 13 2011 in Dade County.

-- state the defendant has effectively diverted a significant portion of the assets of the children's trust.

To a person with whom he is intimately involved.

At a time when his personal assets are largely at risk.

It remains unclear whether Hudgens will be recognized as a legitimate beneficiary.

-- Goodman or his attorney were available for comment.

And -- -- -- -- do you live manslaughter vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of -- crash.

He is due to appear in court on March 6 according to in the newsroom Valerie -- fox 35 news.

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