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· Finer Points of Law
· In June 2004, Beth Rice and Stanley Blacker of Florida held a lavish wedding weekend in Las Vegas, before friends and family, said their vows, exchanged rings, with a rabbi presiding, in a traditional Jewish wedding. They came home, moved in together, and opened a joint bank account. However, according to a January report in the St. Petersburg Times, the couple purposely failed to get a marriage license. As a result, a judge ruled in January that under Florida law, Rice had not "re-married" and that her ex-husband must continue to honor the couple's divorce settlement and pay her $5,000 a month. [St. Petersburg Times, 1-27-05]
· Finer Points of Law
· In June 2004, Beth Rice and Stanley Blacker of Florida held a lavish wedding weekend in Las Vegas, before friends and family, said their vows, exchanged rings, with a rabbi presiding, in a traditional Jewish wedding. They came home, moved in together, and opened a joint bank account. However, according to a January report in the St. Petersburg Times, the couple purposely failed to get a marriage license. As a result, a judge ruled in January that under Florida law, Rice had not "re-married" and that her ex-husband must continue to honor the couple's divorce settlement and pay her $5,000 a month. [St. Petersburg Times, 1-27-05]