Court orders street beggar to pay ex-wife 666,000 shekel settlement
An Israeli court ordered a street beggar to pay his ex-wife approximately 666,000 shekels from jointly owned marital assets.Summary
A Jerusalem family court ruled that a man who begged for a living must pay his ex-wife 646,122 shekels plus 20,000 shekels in legal costs, totaling roughly 666,000 shekels. The court rejected his claim that the 1.2 million shekels in his private account came from an inheritance, finding that he had mixed his income with alleged gifts, making the funds subject to division under marital property law. The couple married in 2008 without a prenuptial agreement, and the wife, who has a cognitive impairment, cared for their children while the husband begged in public. Despite the husband’s assertion that the money originated from a 500,000-shekel inheritance from his father, who was also a beggar, he failed to provide proof of a valid will or probate order. The court highlighted inconsistencies in his testimony, noting he initially claimed only inheritance funds were deposited but later admitted to depositing other income. The court determined that because he commingled funds, the entire amount in his private account was considered jointly owned and therefore subject to division in the divorce settlement.
(Source：Ynet News)