What can a woman do to challenge a request made by her husband to the rabbinical court as part of divorce proceedings against her, to forbid her from marrying the man he alleges she is having an affair with ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 23 June, 2022Firstly, she can try and negotiate with her husband to withdraw his request, before the rabbinical court gives a decision that proceedings should move on to the evidence stage. If this fails, she can ask the rabbinical court to cancel her husband’s request, and grant her a divorce which does not restrict her right to remarry. If, however, the rabbinical court rejects this, and holds that the husband should have the right to prove his case, then she can request permission to appeal against this decision. Should this fail, too, and a decision is given banning her from marrying her alleged lover after her divorce, she can appeal against this to the Greater Rabbinical Court. Assuming this fails – and real proof of intimate relations on the part of the woman are not proved – then she can bring a petition to the Supreme Court of Justice challenging the legality of such a decision.