Divorce

Woman arrested in northern Israel over alleged false terror report, husband arrested over threats

Police said extensive checks ruled out any security-related intent on the husband’s part and raised a “clear suspicion” that the woman’s warning about an impending attack was entirely false.

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.
THE NUMBER of Israelis moving abroad has risen in recent years.

A temporary move abroad can carry lasting legal consequences for Israelis - interview

(Illustrative) A man proposes to a woman on a private terrace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 10, 2026

Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns

Early legal counsel prevents costly mistakes and protects your family's future.

When family and law intersect: When is it recommended to consult a family law attorney?


New Year and finally free: Get-refuser agrees to divorce wife to visit religious graves

The ex-husband finally granted S. a get so that he might visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman - allowing S. to start the Jewish New Year off as a 'free woman.'

 A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

Divorced Afghan child brides forced to return to former husbands under Taliban rule

The BBC, following the case of Bibi Nazdana, reported that the Taliban is invalidating divorces granted by the Afghan court - forcing divorced child brides to return to their previous marital status.

An Afghan girl stands near her house that was damaged by an earthquake in Kalizei village in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2022.

New York woman initiates Orthodox ‘sex strike’ to receive her Jewish divorce

Berkowitz’s estranged husband had refused to issue a Jewish divorce contract for four years.

 Supporters of Malky Berkowitz launched a “mikvah strike” — a form of protest that leverages Jewish sexual purity rituals as a pressure tactic for Malky's husband to give her a divorce. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg.

Freeing 'agunot': A lawyer's fight to help free Jewish women denied divorce

“I found it morally wrong to use the Torah to make women suffer or for revenge. I was always sure that God never meant for it to be used that way.”

 Shir Lavi Znati is seen addressing the Knesset.

Fine Line: Social impact with a business-oriented mindset

Tal Halamish, co-founder of Fine Line, a design agency where creativity meets purpose, describes how social issues can impact the hi-tech sector, and how humanities can come in handy in business.

 FINE LINE lecture for young designers, in collaboration with the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality.

Israel Border Police rescue two toddlers in Shuafat, east Jerusalem, over divorce dispute

A complaint was received by the police over the weekend over a suspected violation of visitation arrangements between an east Jerusalem couple going through divorce proceedings.

 Police rescue toddlers from the Shuafat camp in east Jerusalem, August 7, 2024.

Free at last! Jewish woman granted divorce via Zoom after ex refused get for 6 years

"It's unacceptable for a woman to find herself in a situation of get refusal even for a minute, let alone 6 years, as I experienced."

 A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

'Occupied with other companions': Dubai princess dumps husband in rare public statement

In the post, the 30-year-old princess employed the use of the triple talaq, an Islamic method of divorce traditionally used only by men.

Sheikha Mahra Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Divorce refusal will only be solved if everyone does their part - opinion

The bill dictates “divorce refusal” as the situation in which a court has issued a ruling requiring the husband to give a divorce that the husband subsequently ignores. 

 A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

Prominent US Rabbi: Sex strike against divorce refusal 'destructive'

Schachter said that Jews are obligated to make significant efforts and exert social pressure on husbands who refuse to provide a get -- a religious divorce -- to their wives, leaving them agunot.

A poster illustrating the chained marriage of Rivka, 41, who has been refused divorce by her husband for 17 years, February 25, 2021.