Can a husband stuck in a stalemate because his wife will neither agree to save the marriage or end it, offer her a financial incentive in return for divorce – and get court endorsement for this ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 23 June, 2022Quite possibly, as occurred before Tel Aviv Family Court several years ago when the court turned down a maintenance plea filed by a wife – who would neither divorce or let her spouse return home – but also gave expression to the husband’s willingness to pay her money if she divorced. It said that if within 10 days she signed a joint application to divorce without any preconditions, attended a divorce hearing at the rabbinate and co-operated at the divorce ceremony, she would receive 36,000 N.I.S. maintenance in the form of “ adaptation money” for the year preceding the divorce – all because of her husband’s implied agreement to this.