Groom Ambushed For Child Support Arrears
Don't let this happen to you. Children need the financial support of both of their parents.
A 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 his address to escape the clutches of the law.
With thousands of dollars 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.
Sheriffs 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 at many nuptials.
Sheriffs did not arrest the stunned groom, but that was of little consolation to his distraught bride, who fainted as her wedding turned into a nightmare.
March 2005