A man is set to marry his former stepmother after months of battling with French authorities.<\/p>\n
Eric Holder, 45, will marry his father\u2019s former wife 48-year-old Elisabeth Lorentz in the small village of Dabo in Alsace-Lorraine, in northeastern France.<\/p>\n
Although the couple are not blood relatives, French law prohibits all unions between stepchildren and step-parents.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
They finally obtained the right to marry from a local court in north-east France in June.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor’s office opposed the decision but did not appeal.<\/p>\n
Bride-to-be Elisabeth said: \u201cAt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
But there are no hard feelings from her former husband – and her fianc\u00e9\u2019s father – who will be among the 100 or so guests on the big day.<\/p>\n
“He has always supported us,” Elisabeth added.<\/p>\n