Get Refuser

Get refuser gives wife divorce after he was refused trip to Uman

After two years of refusing his wife a divorce, the husband finally agreed to give her a 'get,' after he was banned from traveling to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslev in Uman.

For the first time ever:

Female get refuser imprisoned

Estranged wife has refused to accept religious divorce for years, despite sanctions & penalties.

Ruling: Restrict Jewish burial rights to pressure Get denier

Man who refused to grant his wife a divorce is prohibited from burying relatives in Jewish cemetery, court rules.

10-Year Struggle Ends:

US woman married in Iran finally secures Jewish divorce

Decades after marriage first dissolves, woman finally granted the chance to start a new life.

Rabbinic court bars divorce-refuser from renting housing

Jerusalem Rabbinic Court imposes housing sanctions on recalcitrant husband, barring him from renting - including at his current residence.

After 7 years on the run, get-refuser finally gives wife divorce

Following years on the run, recalcitrant husband arrested in Tel Aviv and jailed for months finally caves and gives wife divorce papers.

Convicted rapist husband finally grants wife divorce - from jail

After being convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years in prison, recalcitrant husband had refused to grant wife a divorce.

46 get refusers in Israel - both men & women

New data shows rabbinical courts much faster at concluding divorce cases than secular courts.

After 16 years, 'chained' woman finally gets divorce

16-year struggle for Jewish woman denied a 'Get' finally comes to an end in precedent-setting international court battle.

Rabbinically-mandated shaming to force hand of Get-refuser

Rabbinic court okays release of personal details of Aryeh Leib Kishon, with goal of shaming him into giving his wife a divorce.

Bonded in Freedom – 2 Get refusal victims find new love together

Leah and Uriel both were trapped in a failed marriage. Yad La'isha helped them gain freedom and a promise of a new life together.

With get in hand woman freed to undergo fertility treatment

After struggling for years to secure a divorce from her husband, cancer survivor finally free to undergo fertility treatment.

Debunking a feminist propaganda article

In discussions of Jewish divorce, fairness and balance in Jewish men's rights is practically non-existent in much of Jewish media. Opinion

UK court orders man to pay wife until he gives her a 'get'

Court orders British businessman to pay his wife maintenance until he he grants her a traditional Jewish divorce document.

Alleged get-refuser: 'Fake news'

'No one in Rabbinate contacted me; Rabbi Lau is my wife's relative.' Chief Rabbi Lau's Office: 'We'll continue to fight get refusal.'

Rabbinical court orders get-refuser fired

Jerusalem Rabbinical Court orders Egged to dismiss employee for refusing to divorce wife. .

Get-refusing teacher expelled from class

For first time in court history: Restraining order against woman refusing divorce terminates her job as teacher and educator.

Chief Rabbi says more female divorce refusers than male ones

Rabbi Lau says despite narrative, many more males are unable to leave marriages due to recalcitrant wives than the reverse.

Recalcitrant husband finally grants wife a divorce

Man sanctioned by rabbinical court for refusing to give wife a Get for 2 years finally divorces her.

Argentinean detained in Israel for refusing to grant divorce

Israeli rabbinical courts stop recalcitrant husband from leaving Israel after petition by wife seeking Get after their civil divorce.

In rare ruling, court permits Israeli man to take a second wife

Haifa religious court permits man who was denied a divorce by his estranged wife to marry again - while legally still married.