Ronaldinho Faces Jail Time Over Unpaid Maintenance To His Former Girlfriend

<blockquote>Football icon, Ronaldinho has been warned he could be sent back to jail over a maintenance payment dispute with a former girlfriend.<br><br>Reports in Brazil say the former Barcelona and AC Milan star has been ordered to settle his debt with Priscilla Coelho by December 1 to avoid the seizure of his assets and possible prison.<br><br>She's understood to have been awarded around 13,500 in maintenance a month after arbitration as the Brazil legend's 'common-law wife' <br><br>Priscilla's lawyer Bruno Medrado told Brazilian newspaper Extra: 'Right now he has to pay up.'<br><br>Officials are said to have handed Ronaldinho a court summons so he could be formally notified about the maintenance payment deadline on November 11 after several failed attempts to track him down.<br><br>The former footballer is currently believed to be in Dubai.<br><br>In May 2018 Ronaldinho was forced to deny claims he was marrying Priscilla and another woman, named as Beatriz Sousa, at the same time.<br><br>He spoke out after a Brazilian newspaper said he would tie the knot with the stunning pair at a private ceremony at the upmarket Barra da Tijuca district in Rio de Janeiro where he owns a home.<br><br>The two-time World Player of the Year said at the time: 'It's a huge lie. Everyone's talking about this but it's not true. I'm not going to get married.'<br><br>Around a year later it emerged Priscilla, said to have started dating Ronaldinho when he played for Belo Horizonte club Atletico Mineiro, was demanding money from her multi-millionaire ex.<br><br>It was reported that she was awarded around 13,500 in maintenance a month following arbitration as the retired footballer's former 'common-law wife' in a provisional decision which can be appealed while the first payments are made.<br><br>A common law marriage is one in which the couple lives together for a period of time and holds themselves out to friends, family, and the community as &quot;being married,&quot; but without ever going through a formal ceremony or getting a marriage license.<br></blockquote><a rel=ugc href="https://newspremises.com.ng/football-legend-ronaldinho-faces-jail-time-over-unpaid-maintenance-to-his-former-girlfriend/">https://newspremises.com.ng/football-legend-ronaldinho-faces-jail-time-over-unpaid-maintenance-to-his-former-girlfriend/</a>
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