FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.
    
When Judge "Jay" Hurley heard the circumstances that brought 47-year-old Joseph Bray to bond court Tuesday, he issued a unique ruling.
    
Hurley ordered Bray to buy a birthday card and flowers for his wife before taking her to dinner at Red Lobster and bowling afterwards. Hurley ruled the couple should begin seeing a marriage counselor immediately.
    
The South Florida Sun Sentinel (http://sunsent.nl/znDyEe ) reports Hurley felt this was a "better resolution" since the incident was minor and Bray had no prior arrests. Bray's wife told the judge she's not afraid of her husband.
    
A police report indicates Bray pushed his wife during an argument but never hit her.
    
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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sun sentinel.com

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