I have been asked to enter into a fictitious marriage to save someone from serving in the army- he has offered me a considerable sum of money which would help me out of debt. We are both Jewish .Could this have any legal drawbacks for me ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 02 May, 2022
Yes ! Marrying fictitiously is a fraudulent act which, if discovered, could drag the person who co-operated into criminal proceedings . Secondly, if the situation of divorce arose later, then this would have implications in Jewish law for the woman if she wished to re-marry. She would be divorced and, for example, would not be able to marry someone who was a ‘Cohen’ (member of the priestly tribe). Also, she would have to bear the social stigma, albeit less these days, of being a divorcee.