Will the fact that a foreign divorce judgment was granted without the defendant being present automatically mean that it cannot be recognized in Israel if he opposes a plea for its enforcement here ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 10 May, 2022No ! Providing all the other requirements set down in the 1958 Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act are met, an Israeli court will not reject a plea to recognize an ex-parte foreign judgment providing the defendant was given the opportunity to attend , but decided not to exploit it. Jerusalem Family Court emphasized this in September 2004 within the context of a plea to recognize an ex-parte U.S. divorce judgment.