Divorce Refusers

Divorce Refuser:

Recalcitrant husband outed after Zoom slipup reveals location

Man who refused to grant his wife a divorce accidently revealed his location during Zoom meeting -leading to him being barred from traveling

UK judge jails husband who withheld Jewish divorce from his wife

London judge sentences Jewish real estate mogul to 18 months in jail, after refusing to grant her a Jewish divorce document.

New law to sanction divorce refusers

Ministerial Committee for Legislation approves bill to increase sanctions on divorce refusers.

UK bill would punish husbands who refuse Jewish divorce

Changes to UK domestic abuse bill will make it easier to punish Jewish husbands who refuse to grant wives traditional 'get' divorce document

Debunking a feminist propaganda article II

Arbitrary divorce on demand cannot be made compatible with authentic, halakhic Judaism. Opinion

Israel to bar entry to divorce-refusers

Men who refuse to grant their wives divorces will be barred from entering Israel, following passage of new law.

Rabbi Igra's solution to get refusal

Rabbinical Court Chief Rabbi Eliezer Igra addresses issue of divorce refusal in the Bar Association's Eilat conference.

Divorce refuser who headed drug cartel located, arrested

Refuser in Israel grants wife divorce to wife in US through head of Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court.

Sanctions for get refusers to be increased

The Knesset approved a law implementing additional sanctions against men who refuse to grant wives a get (halakhic divorce).

Five years in prison for divorce-refusing husband

Supreme Rabbinical Court orders 5 year jail term for husband refusing to divorce his wife, gives him 10 days to reconsider.

Couple cannot leave Israel due to ‘Gett refuser’ son

Father of 'divorce refuser,' Oded Gaz, sentenced to 30-day imprisonment after son stops appearing in Court hearing.

Watch: 'Abusive' Get-Refuser Thrown Out of Synagogue

Members of an organization helping 'chained women' follow rabbinic ruling against man who has refused to free his wife for 18 years.

Divorce Refuser Extradited From US Gives Divorce

Man who fled to US leaving his wife an aguna and brought back in first of its kind extradition frees wife with divorce.

US Extradites Divorce Refuser To Israel

Bnei Brak man charged of serious crimes who fled to US, leaving his wife an agunah, brought back in first extradition of its kind.

American Rabbi Authors 'The Bill of Rights of a Jewish Wife'

Rabbi Mendel Epstein says he is disturbed by the number of women who suffer from the "system" of divorce in the Orthodox community.

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.

9% Rise in Jewish Divorce Requests in 2012

88,000 divorce files opened in Rabbinical Courts in 2012, up from less than 81,000 in 2011.

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.

Knesset to Approve Bill Against Male 'Get' Refusers

Bill would force Rabbinical Courts to discuss sanctions against recalcitrant husbands 30 days after 'get' was ordered.

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.