London - An Italian court has allowed a man to pay his alimony to his ex-wife in kind with pizza due to his inability to pay with money.
The 50-year-old pizza baker from a small village outside Padua in Northern Italy was acquitted of criminal charges of failing to pay child support.
Nicola Toso and Nicoletta Zuin divorced in 2002 after having a daughter together, Il Gazzettino reports.
Court records state the monthly alimony payment of €400 (£303) was paid according to the divorce settlement.
However, after the economic crisis of 2008, Mr Toso struggled to pay the figure after remarrying and having three further children.
As a result, from 2008 to 2010, he offered Ms Zuin free pizza, calzone and other meals produced from the takeaway restaurant he managed.
The Independent