在广大农村,还普遍存在着经媒人介绍后男女青年定下婚约,然后由男方向女方赠送彩礼的习俗。一旦解除婚约,男方往往向女方索要彩礼,因而双方不可避免地发生纠纷。这类案件虽在基层人民法庭司空见惯,但把媒人一块告上法庭的却很稀罕。日前,山东省枣庄市山亭区人民法院依法审理了 In the vast rural areas, it is also common for the young men and women to enter into a marriage contract after being introduced by the media, and then the custom of giving a bride price by the man to the woman is widespread. Once the marriage is dissolved, the man often asks for a bridewealth from the woman and disputes inevitably occur on both sides. Although such cases are commonplace in the people’s courts at the grassroots level, it is very rare to bring a matchmaker to court. Recently, Shandong Zaozhuang Shanting District People’s Court handled according to law