Does an Israeli rabbinical court have jurisdiction to give a legal opinion to a foreign court that is deciding whether to return an ‘abducted ’ child to Israel ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 02 June, 2022Yes, in certain circumstances.The foreign court hearing the Hague Convention Proceedings will be the one to decide whether to grant a ‘return order’ to Israel, but a civil or religious court in Israel can provide a legal opinion regarding habitual residence for those proceedings, at its request.