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Israeli Civil Court Grants Damages To Wife Whose Husband Refused To Grant Her A Religious Divorce

By Howard M. Friedman

The Jerusalem Post reported last week that, for the first time, an appellate court in Israel has ruled that a Jewish woman who has been refused a religious divorce (get) by her husband may recover damages in civil court. The decision by the Tel Aviv district court was handed down in a case brought by a woman whose husband has refused for 16 years to give her a religious divorce document.  The woman married the man when she was 24 years old and sought a divorce three months after their marriage. The district court affirmed a family court's award of damages totaling NIS 700,000 ($191,500 US).  Unless appealed to the Supreme Court, the district court's decision is binding on all family courts in Israel.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 09, 2011 (boomark / email).