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Home / I am an Israeli Arab, a Moslem. I married a Russian immigrant who has no recorded religion in a civil ceremony in Cyprus. We want to divorce. Can we do so in Israel, without having to travel to Cyprus again ?

I am an Israeli Arab, a Moslem. I married a Russian immigrant who has no recorded religion in a civil ceremony in Cyprus. We want to divorce. Can we do so in Israel, without having to travel to Cyprus again ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 23 June, 2022

Yes ! Mutual consent is a ground for divorce under the civil process of Dissolution of Marriage which applies to mixed religious couples like you. The family court will have jurisdiction over your divorce.

 


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