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 »
Category: Divorces
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 “http://www.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 »
Woman who Got Married Based on Witnesses
A woman comes to bais din with two aidim,says that her husband is dead,she marries again.first husband turns up not dead.does she return to first husband? Are children with second… Read more »
The Name Philip in a Get
If someone giving a get has the English name “Philip”, how is this written in the get? Traditionally there is no usage in Hebrew (biblical or rabbinic) of a “peh”… Read more »
Divorced to be Married Again
I am writing on behalf of my friend who is baal tshuva…Her husband convinced her to get divorced (on a paper) in order to receive some economic benefits from the… Read more »
Couple Decided to Divorce
A woman who is in middle of getting a divorce, but still lives in the house with her husband. Should she be going to the mikveh? They are no longer… Read more »
Married to Non-Jew
My family is Jewish. My sister married a non-Jew in an “interfaith ceremony”. They divorced 6 years ago. She asked for a Get but since he is not Jewish, he… Read more »
Who Moves Out after Divorce
She demands a divorce, he moves out next door but eat with family on Shabbos, now he sees there is no easy Sholom bayis fix , who has to move… Read more »
Knowing the Laws of Gittin
A mesader gittin that didn’t know the Din that they may not live in same Shechuna, is he allowed to proceed with the get? Answer: The question cannot be answered… Read more »
Kohen Marrying Divorcee
My friend is a Cohen who is considering marrying a woman that is divorced. However, at the woman’s prior marriage ceremony, which was conducted by a reform female Rabbi, there… Read more »
How “Mania” is Spelt
What’s the correct spelling for the girls name Maniya “מאניה” if this is known or written anywhere? Answer: Most sefarim spell the name מניא, with an aleph at the end,… Read more »
Two Names for Girl
A girl was born to parents that were separated or perhaps already divorced. When it came time to name the baby the side of the Mother wanted one name and… Read more »
Property Rights to the Chuppah
My wife (a conservative convert) and I (raised conservative) were married in a conservative ceremony under a Chuppah which was hand made by my mother and given to us. Roughly… Read more »
Forgotten Name
If my mothers name she was born with is freydah but she is called chedvah by all then what is halchically her name/teffilot etc? Answer: If a name has been… Read more »
Marcheshvan-Cheshvan
What is the proper name of the month Cheshvan or Mar cheshvan in regards to shtaros and when we bless the new moon? Thank you Answer: For purposes of shtaros,… Read more »
Enforcing a Get
My father has been beating my mother and my brother and sisteers and I for many years. He has finally moved out and has refused to give my mother a… Read more »
Divorcing a Convert
When a man is divorcing his wife, does the fact that she is a convert (at the age of 3) make any difference to anything, especially in view of him… Read more »
Stipulations for a Get
I understand that the accepted Torah view when a man sues his wife for divorce and the marrage is completely over, is that he should give the get without delay…. Read more »
Need for Get after Civil Marriage
If a Jewish couple is married only for the purposes of immigration status and there was not a Jewish ceremony, rings exchanged, or any Jewish witnesses, is a Get necessary… Read more »
Need for Get After Civil Marriage
Dear Rabbi, I am a citizen of Israel. Years ago, before I realized I was Jewish, I married a Cohen in a civil marriage in Gibraltar. We were divorced after 4… Read more »
Divorced Couple Living in the Same Neighborhood
Under what circumstances is a divorced couple with children allowed to live in the same neighborhood? Answer: If the neighborhood is a large, ordinary-sized neighborhood, it is permitted for the… Read more »