Husband's Trick Backfires in Jerusalem Court – Details
A Jerusalem resident tried to shift financial responsibility for his five children onto his ex-wife by claiming poverty in court. However, she presented evidence of his real income, including correspondence and a detective's report. The court determined his income at 30,000 shekels and ordered him to pay 9,000 shekels in child support, as well as cover the children's medical and educational expenses.
A Jerusalem resident filed a lawsuit in the district court demanding that his ex-wife take on all financial responsibilities for their five children. He claimed he was studying in a kollel and had a modest income of 1,100 shekels per month, while his ex-wife earned about 15,000 shekels and received disability benefits for the children. According to his version, she should have paid him alimony, financed the rent for his new apartment, and covered medical and educational expenses. However, the woman presented a different picture to the court. Using correspondence and a private detective's report, she proved that before the separation, the family spent about 40,000 shekels monthly, and her husband bragged about earning 50,000 shekels. The investigation showed he ran a shadow business selling religious items without receipts and regularly flew to Bulgaria to gamble at casinos. Due to the husband's false complaint to the police, the woman temporarily lost her job as a nurse and fell into debt. The court determined that the plaintiff's actual disposable income is 30,000 shekels per month and ordered him to pay his ex-wife 9,000 shekels in child support, as well as fully cover the children's medical and educational costs.