Can a Jew and a Protestant who married abroad but live in Israel get divorced over here ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 09 May, 2022Yes, the process of dissolution of marriage applies to ‘mixed’ religious marriages. This is governed by the updated 1969 Jurisdiction in the Matter of Dissolution of Marriage (Special Cases & International Jurisdiction) Act of 1969. A decision will be made about whether the family court or a religious court has jurisdiction over the case after the Vice-President of the family court has received an opinion from the Greater Rabbinical Court on the Jewish side . No opinion is needed regarding the Protestant spouse as the Protestant faith is not recognised in Israel. Jurisdiction in the dissolution of the marriage should lie with the family court.