Divorce Law

New child support law advances

New law requiring child support to be based on parental income advances in Knesset.

Entire rabbinical court to rule on divorce case

Unprecedented full rabbinical court to decide on divorce case for a woman whose husband has been nine years in a coma

Father finds son after 2-month search

After two-month search, father locates three-year-old son at shelter for battered women with his ex-wife.

Desperate man turns to public after ex-wife runs off with kids

"I feel like I have no rights."

New rabbinical law limits exorbitant prenuptial agreements

In the wake of divorce complications, the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court issued a new ruling today: no exorbitant prenuptial agreements.

Suicide highlights divorced dads’ plight

The man wrote: ‘It’s not enough that the heart breaks, but to separate me from my children?,’ and then shot himself.

Egalitarian child support bill coming up in gov't

Bill would put an end to the current legal situation for couples, in which Jewish men shoulder all child support.

Rabbinate child support ruling is 'a revolution in divorce law'

Prominent divorce attorney: complete equality between men and women in child support is just a matter of time.

Rabbinate: Mothers will pay child support, too

Council of Chief Rabbinate in revolutionary decision says child support law must conform with modern reality.

MKs propose egalitarian child support bill

MKs Kisch and Shasha-Biton propose revolutionary bill that will have some women paying child support to men.

Anti-parent bill meeting opposition in Knesset

Kulanu and Shas oppose the bill that would take away parental rights – but is it all part of a sophisticated scheme?

Dad Raises Kids But Has to Pay Mom Anyway

Only in Israel? Family court in Ramat Gan forces father to pay ex-wife child support even though kids live with him.

Enraged Dads Disrupt Herzog-Livni Event, LGBTs Crash Bennett's

Gender anger in lead-up to the elections: divorced fathers continue to crash center-left events as gays keep disturbing Jewish Home events.

Divorced Men Crash Town Hall Meeting, MK Lavie Escapes

Men suffering from Israel's harsh divorce laws vent rage at the Head of Knesset's Women's Advancement Committee.

Jewish Home Wins Delay in Divorce Bill

Justice Minister Livni's bid to weaken the Rabbinic Courts' authority in divorce cases may face veto.

MK Blasts Livni's 'Disgusting Incitement' against Divorced Dads

MK Feiglin demands explanations from Justice Minister over 'delusional' and 'terribly insensitive' campaign against divorced fathers.

Exposé: 4,100 Children of Divorce Forced into 'Contact Centers'

Proportion of parents, mostly dads, who see their children under these humiliating conditions is 10-20 times that in the US.

Fathers' Activist Suing Haaretz over 'Defamation' by Feminist MK

MK Orly Abekasis alleged that father's rights activists sent her a picture of a gun. Haaretz, which quoted her, is being sued.

Precedent: Court Rules Equality Trumps Child Support Payments

Family Court judge says 'courts' rulings must be fitted to the sweeping changes in family relations in our times.' Feminists aghast.

Dads: Child Support in Israel among OECD's Highest

Only Swiss divorced fathers pay more than Israeli ones, say fathers' activists. Egalitarian reform is opposed by women's groups.

No Jewish Home Veto on Anti-Rabbinical Court Bill

Team of ministers from all four Coalition parties will decide if family courts get advantage over rabbincal ones in divorce.

'Feminist' MKs Vow to Fight Equality in Divorce

Justice Minister proposes changing Tender Years' Doctrine to prefer mothers over fathers only with children aged 0-2.

'Precedent': Father Won't Pay Child Support

The divorced couple's three sons are under the father's custody, two girls are with the mother.

Child Support Ruling is ‘Very Good News for Divorced Fathers’

Judge makes unprecedented ruling freeing father from all child support obligations due to joint custody, salary gap.

Misunderstanding the Mamzer

TV Host: Feminism Felling Divorced Dads

Avri Gilad, one of Israel's most popular TV personalities, decries "fad" of false accusations.

Israeli Domestic Violence Conference to Focus on Battered Men

Men are less likely to report being hit or to obtain treatment, says a domestic abuse expert. First conference on the subject in Israel.

Radio Host: Custody Issue a ‘National Scourge’

Divorced father terms separation from child a ‘personal Holocaust,’ earns emotional response from radio host Jackie Levy.

'Chauvinism' Campaign Fails to Dent Bayit Yehudi

Anger in religious-Zionist leadership at Likud attempts to portray Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan as anti-women.

Economy Party Fights for Divorced Fathers, Against Terror

Even terrorism can be fought using economics. The new Calcala party is headed by a former Kadima MK and two American brothers.

NU's New #2: I'll Lead Fight for Family Values

Rabbi Eliyahu Ben-Dahan, #2 on the National Union's Knesset list, says fathers are targeted by false complaints.

Dads Confront MK Orlev Over 'Radical Feminism'

Divorced fathers whose children were torn from them demand Jewish Home MK fight for family values.

New Jersey Abductor Mother Indicted

Woman who fled with her American-born daughter to Israel indicted on eight criminal counts.

Law Eases Grandparents' Access to Children of Divorce

New law helps grandparents seek access with their grandchildren over the objections of custodial parent.

Documentary on Father's Rights Causes Change

False claims of child abuse, sexual molestation or domestic violence by wives are being debated in the Knesset due to this film.