Question: if I got a wedding gift but unfortunately am longer married am I allowed to keep the money Answer: Wedding gifts that relatives bring to the wedding or money… Read more »
Category: Divorces
Giving up a house during a divorce
Question: Does a man in any situation have to give up his house in a case of divorce if he never stated that he would give it in the ketuba?… Read more »
Remarriage to first husband
Question: Can a divorced couple remarry if the woman had an intimate relationship, but NOT marriage to another man AFTER she was divorced from her first husband? Answer: Technically she… Read more »
Wife’s refusal to take a Get
Question: I had מכון להוראה of Monsey send a הזמנה to my wife 3 years ago to give her גט. She ignored the summons. I took her to two reputable… Read more »
Maaseh Yadayim Entitlement
Question: A husband and wife are planning on divorcing and living under one roof. During the months that they are working out a separation agreement, the husband is still paying… Read more »
kesuva and maaseh yadayim
Question: A husband and wife are planning on divorcing but are living in a house together. If the husband pays for the rent, car lease, insurance, her cell phone and… Read more »
Divorce Obligations
Question: Halachikly speaking, are there additional financial obligations to the wife besides the kesuva amount? For example, paying for her apartment rental or moving expenses back to her city. Or… Read more »
support while on way to divorce
Question: Is a husband obligated to financially support his wife whom he declared to her that he wants to divorce although she will not move out of their rented home?… Read more »
Divorce
Question: I was intimate with my future wife, a virgin, before we became frum. End of chapter 22 devorim seems to say i may never divorce her. True? Answer: No… Read more »
Yichud for divorced couple
Question: A divorced couple would like to eat the Fri. Night meal together with their teenage children, so there is no yichud. They feel this will be good for the… Read more »
Can a divorced couple stay in adjacent apartments as they did before the actual get?
Question: Can a divorced couple stay in totally separate adjacent apartments as they did before the actual get? The Apartments share no private space. Answer: They should not live so… Read more »
Is there any reason to be an Agun?
Question: I am familiar with the difficult problem of being a Aguna of which there is much literature. what is the practical halachic process in a case where it is… Read more »
Visitations without third person?
Question: Hi, I divorced a few months ago and I moved to a different city . Once a month my ex husband comes to visit the kids , and take… Read more »
Divorced spouse wants to attend re-married wife’s seder with her new husband
Question: Can a divorced spouse attend his re-married wife’s seder with her new husband in their home along with the divorced couple’s daughter, son-in-law and infant? Answer: Please see the… Read more »
Eating a suda together with the kids
Question: My spouse and I have a Get. Can we eat a meal, shabbos or yon tov, together (at her parents house) with the kids. I have been told we… Read more »
Moving on after a divorce
Question: My friend’s husband has had multiple affairs then left my friend when she confronted him. He left her with all the bills and even big loans she knew nothing… Read more »
Giving a Get
Question: if a wife is overaeas in israel and one wants to give her a get does she have to be there or can he send it to her? Answer:… Read more »
A father’s name may be wrong on a Get..
Question: Hi, I know someone who may have the father’s name wrong on the Get. Does that void the Get? Thank you ! Answer: It is very possible, depending on… Read more »
I would like to know if there is someone in your organization that can write a GET for me as I don’t wish to deal with the Rabanut.
Question: I would like to know if there is someone in your organization that can write a GET for me as I don’t wish to deal with the Rabanut. Answer:… Read more »
Problem with director of beis din
Question: My wife went to beis din for a get. I was communicating with the director by email. He falsely wrote, with a copy to her, that I was not… Read more »
How much is a ketuva worth nowadays?
Question: How much is a ketuva worth nowadays? Answer: It is a complicated question and practically speaking it isn’t really applicable, as a big contemporary posek once said “when it… Read more »
Guishur
Question: My wife wants divorce and I do not. She wants guishur (amicable settlement in E. Israel) but refuses counselling/couple therapy/rav. What should I do ? 20+ year marriage, six… Read more »
Remarriage after Jewish divorce without civil divorce
Question: Hello, If a couple divorced under Jewish law (wife received a get at beis din) but still has to wait a year to receive a civil divorce and the… Read more »
Divorce question
Question: Hi, My wife and I have decided to get divorce. We live separately already and we have already filed civil court divorce papers. The questions we have is what… Read more »
Divorce, honoring father, and especially grandmother
Question: My brother was divorced and now his children will not have any contact with him. I do not know all the reasons of the divorce. What they also did… Read more »
soullmates and shidduchim
Question: Hi, I am undergoing divorce…and the question is not about the divorce because i am sure of that and how wrong he was for me- not to mention how… Read more »
A wedding question
Question: A Chabad rabbi who I know got a Jewish divorce a few years ago. A few months ago he had what he called a wedding with photos online that… Read more »
Paying Mezonos
Question: When the husband (father) did not see his son for 2 years (against his will because the wife took the child into full custody) does he need to pay… Read more »
Returning a ring after a broken marriage
Question: Is a wife required to return a diamond ring if a get is being given? What if the husband was told by bais din that his possessions become hefker… Read more »
Get Validity
Hello, I had a question in regards to the validity of a divorce of a shidduch prospect. I understood that this man was forced to divorce his first wife even… Read more »
Prenuptial Agreements
Shalom, If I can borrow a few moments of the Rav’s time to ask a Shaila: I’ve recently been learning the halachos, pilpulim, and (unfortunately) controversy regarding the idea of… Read more »
Yichud for Divorced Spouses
6 months ago I gave my wife a get. We have been living seperately, me in New York, her in Virginia. Our 2 sons are with me. For the last… Read more »
Separated Spouse Lending Household Items
A couple is going through a divorce. He has left the home & she lives there. Can she lend some of her properties ex.a crockpot or folding table to a… Read more »
Kohen Married to a Non Virgin
According to the Sephardi Halacha what happens if a cohen marries someone that is not a Virgin Answer: It is prohibited for a Kohen is to marry a woman who was… Read more »
Divorce for Adultery
According to the Sephardi Halacha what happens if the wife of a cohen commits adultry. Am I suppose to divorce her Answer: The general halacha is that any woman who… Read more »
Divorced Women
th rambam says לא יגרש אדם את אשתו אלא אם כן מצא בה דבר ערוה if someone devorces his wife is there any חשד about the women and the children… Read more »
Post Divorce Relations
This is an embarassing questions. Mechila. If a person is divorced and has a Gett, and then engages in sexual relations with the ex spouce, does that mean another Gett… Read more »
Kohein Married to Divorcee
Can a Kohen who marries a gerusha give eidus, and does a Mashgiach have a status of an eid? kol tov Answer: A kohein marrying a divorcee violates a Biblical… Read more »
Hair Covering for Divorcee
Is a divorced woman required to cover her hair in shool? Answer: Generally a woman who was once married should continue to cover her hair even after being widowed or… Read more »
Safek Eishes Ish
Shalom, Is there room to be more makel with regards to letting an suffik asish ish marry when she is old and therefore cannot have children (there is no problem… Read more »
Abolishing a Marriage
What is הפקעת קידושין ? How does it work? And why is this not a good solution for an agunah (was I’ve heard..) Answer: This is the concept of uprooting… Read more »
Consequences of Marriage – Kohan and Divorcee
If a Kohen proceeds to marry a divorcee, what are the consequences on 1. the Kohen (does he suffer karet ?) 2.the divorcee and 3. the children of this prohibited… Read more »
Obligation to Give Get
A question pertaining to what was raised on “https://dinonline.org/2014/09/14/receiving-a-get/” When the wife is resistant to accept it, how does one “coerce,” outside of “100 Rabbis” and what are the husband’s… Read more »
Lost Get Document
When a couple is proceeding to divorce, what is the halacha if the wife realizes she does not possess her Get as it may have been misplaced or lost? Can… Read more »
Receiving a Get
What are the halakhot pertaining to a get, in a situation where the wife refuses to accept it, if the husband is not only looking to remarry, but intends to… Read more »
Returning Ring after Broken Engagement
Hello. Thank you for taking my question. Unfortunately I have a broken engagement. My question is if there is a halacha stipulating who gets to keep the engagement ring? Thanks…. Read more »
Wife Using Husband’s Benefits
During a marital separation, prior to divorce, if the wife uses the dental benefits of the husband that are provided to him and his family for her use and his… Read more »
האשה בטל התאי עקרי של נשיון על כן הבעל תבע מיקח טעות.
Question: בס”ד, למען שמו שאלה לכבוד הרב, זוג הנמצא בהליכים בבית דין והאשה על דעת עצמה פנתה לבית משפט (ערכאות). הבעל טען שכל הקשר המשפחתי שהזוג יצרו ביניהם היה “על… Read more »
Divorcing Without Consent
My wife and I have not lived together for ten years. I have repeatedly asked for a get, but she refuses unless I pay her a large sum of money…. Read more »
Wrote Ben in Place of Bat in Ketubah
Instead of writing the name of the kallah (bride) Rivka bat Chaim it was written Rivka ben Chaim. In such a case what’s the halacha? By a kasubah is it… Read more »