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Can a Jewish woman successfully sue her Jewish ex-husband for financial compensation for the suffering he caused her by refusing to give her a “get” ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 23 June, 2022

Yes – but she will need to have a rabbinical court judgment ordering him to grant her a religious divorce (“get”) first and need to prove that she suffered from his refusal to comply with the ruling.


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