A
45 year man identified as Eric Holder is set
to marry his former stepmother after months of battling with French
authorities.
Eric Holder, will marry his father’s former wife 48-year-old
Elisabeth Lorentz in the small village of Dabo in Alsace-Lorraine, in
northeastern France.
Although the couple are not blood relatives, French law
prohibits all unions between stepchildren and step-parents.
The couple pleaded their case through the courts only to
receive a signed letter from President Francois Hollande last year reconfirming
that such marriages are banned.
They finally obtained the right to marry from a local court
in north-east France in June.
The prosecutor's office opposed the decision but did not
appeal.
Bride-to-be Elisabeth said: “At last, it's the big day! I
simply hope that our story will be useful to other couples in our situation,
because I know there are some.”
But there are no hard feelings from her former husband - and
her fiancé’s father - who will be among the 100 or so guests on the big day.
"He has always supported us," Elisabeth added.
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