JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- An Israeli man who refused to provide child support to
his ex-wife for nearly eight years finally had to start paying up when he remarried
and police raided the reception to seize wedding gifts.
The 40-year-old man had managed to avoid payments since 1997 by frequently changing
address to escape the clutches of the law, Israel's Maariv daily reported on Friday.
With 198,000
shekels ($45,530) owed to her, his ex-wife finally tracked him down when a relative
passed on a copy of a wedding invitation for his second marriage this week.
Police and bailiffs allowed the newlyweds to celebrate before confronting the groom
and confiscating the wedding hall's safe in which guests had deposited cash and cheques,
a tradition for Israeli nuptials.
Police decided not to arrest the stunned groom, but that was of little consolation
to his distraught bride, who fainted as her wedding turned into a nightmare. |