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Home / My husband is extremely hurtful. He is really nasty to me, bullies me, says I am useless and shouts and curses me. He also says terrible things to me about my parents and my brothers and sisters. He forbids me visiting my family.I can’t stand it any longer. Can I divorce him because of all this?

My husband is extremely hurtful. He is really nasty to me, bullies me, says I am useless and shouts and curses me. He also says terrible things to me about my parents and my brothers and sisters. He forbids me visiting my family.I can’t stand it any longer. Can I divorce him because of all this?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 13 June, 2022
Yes, Jewish law recognises a husband’s extremely negative behaviour as a ground for divorce.The behaviour you have described certainly sounds sufficient grounds for divorce, under Jewish law.

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