I brought action against my wife to divide up our marital property at the family court and divorce proceedings at the rabbinical court and, on the advice of my lawyer, tied in her maintenance. The family court decided on the division of the family home which was sold. After the sale, and before the house was vacated, my wife applied to the rabbinical court for an increase in her maintenance, relating to the need to rent a villa like the one we sold. My wife does not work outside the home. What are her chances of succeeding in getting the rabbinical court to make me subsidize her renting expensive property like that?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 16 May, 2022The Supreme Court has held that alternative accommodation should matched to the previous level of housing, but it is possible to take into account that the number of inhabitants will be smaller following the marital rift, when deciding on the size of the new home, or the number of rooms. In other words, the new home may be smaller.