Home / I am separated and have live abroad with the children for some time now . My husband still lives in Israel. We are both Jewish. It looks as if he will finally file for divorce at the rabbinical court in Israel. Does this mean that it will automatically hear the case for child custody ?

I am separated and have live abroad with the children for some time now . My husband still lives in Israel. We are both Jewish. It looks as if he will finally file for divorce at the rabbinical court in Israel. Does this mean that it will automatically hear the case for child custody ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 09 June, 2022

Not necessarily.

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