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Last update - 05:31 23/07/2008 Man ordered to pay wife NIS 55,000 for refusing to divorce her By Nurit Roth Tags: divorce, Israel, rabbinate A husband who refused to divorce his wife was ordered to pay her NIS 550,000 in compensation for the mental anguish he caused her. Moreover, though the wife held a rabbinic ruling ordering her husband to grant her a get - a religious divorce - the Jerusalem Family Court ruled that a husband's refusal to do so could entitle the woman to compensation. That applied even if the wife lacked a religious ruling. The couple had been married for nine years. In 1998, claiming mental and physical abuse, she sued for divorce at the Rabbinic Court. In June 2006 the Rabbinic Court ruled that the husband must grant her a divorce, yet he has so far refused to do so. Advertisement The wife sued the husband for NIS 1.8 million, claiming mental anguish and financial damage. The husband, for his part, argued that he wanted to reconcile, and argued that her lawsuit was designed to press him to grant the get. Judge Ben-Zion Greenberger granted the wife compensation on the grounds that her husband had defied a court order and had caused her anguish. But he also ruled that even when the Rabbinic Court does not order the husband to divorce his wife, she may win compensation for the damage caused by the husband refusal to grant a get. The issues at hand are whether the husband has refused the wife's request to divorce, whether his refusal is justifiable and whether he could expect his refusal to cause damage, Greenberger ruled. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Beatle terror Islamic militant leader threatens to kill former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney, over Israel gig. Fugee Fridays Every Friday, volunteers bring donated food from Carmel Market to African refugees.   1.   Double Standards and Injustice 06:45  |  Joan Stuchner 23/07/08   2.   Getting a get: practices from the Dark Ages ! 09:00  |  Benjamina 23/07/08   3.   #1 I totally agree and he should have paid millions not thouzands 09:31  |  s 23/07/08   4.   #1 11:23  |  observer 23/07/08   5.   #2 11:28  |  observer 23/07/08   6.   Divorce 11:42  |  Barrie 23/07/08   7.   Observer 13:29  |  Benjamina 23/07/08   8.   Barrie 13:32  |  Benjamina 23/07/08   9.   At least... 13:46  |  Ben Azai 23/07/08   10.   make your mind - 55 or 550 ? 15:09  |  Robin 23/07/08   11.   The Jewish and Undemocratic State 16:59  |  Boycott 23/07/08   12.   Barrie, totally wrong 18:13  |  judith 23/07/08   13.   A Good Wife Is A Gift From God 18:13  |  Joy 23/07/08   14.   There ought to be a law 18:18  |  nuchem 23/07/08   15.   ignorance OBSERVER 18:34  |  j10 23/07/08   16.   Greenberger is way off base--this is legal idiocy 18:52  |  Jack 23/07/08   17.   8 years?!? 16:49  |  Hadassa 15/09/08

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