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What legislation covers civil divorce in Israel ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 23 June, 2022

The 1969 Jurisdiction in Dissolution of Marriage (Special Cases & International Jurisdiction ) , which was streamlined in 2005. Under Israeli law, the only ground for civil divorce is mutual consent, but in certain situations the laws of the country where the marriage was performed will apply, and the divorce case can be decided in Israel, based on these.


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