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Home / Q: My ex-wife is claiming that our divorce agreement should be annulled, claiming that I violently forced her to sign it. I was never violent towards her. What are her chances of annulling the agreement in court?

Q: My ex-wife is claiming that our divorce agreement should be annulled, claiming that I violently forced her to sign it. I was never violent towards her. What are her chances of annulling the agreement in court?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 23 November, 2025

A: If there is no basis for her claim, the agreement will not be canceled. In a judgement given by the Family Court in Rishon LeZion on 12.11.24, (Family File #58820-08-21) the wife’s claim that her husband tried to run her over, with his car, treated her violently, and forced her to sign their divorce agreement, which was approved by the court, was rejected. The court ruled that the woman did not provide evidence that she had ever filed a complaint against her husband for violence, with the police, and admitted that she did not seek medical treatment for violence. In addition, during her interrogation in court, the wife confirmed that during the marriage and up until the date of signing the agreement, no complaint of violence was ever filed, nor did she prove a connection between the alleged violence and the signing of the agreement. The Court rejected her plea, stating that, for the court to determine that an agreement should be annulled, due to violence, a direct connection must be proven between the violence and the signing of the agreement. The Family Court found that there is no doubt that at the time of signing the agreement, no violence was used against the wife.

 


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