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If a Jewish wife admits to having committed adultery systematically throughout the marriage can this adversely affect her property rights ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 10 May, 2022

While an admission of adultery by a wife can result in her losing her right to maintenance and her rights in her Ketuba ( marriage contract ) at the rabbinical court, there should be no connection her adultery and her consequent loss of property rights.


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