The Importance of Obtaining a Recognised Jewish Get when Jewish Couples Divorce and what more is being done to protect 'chained' wives

Partner Lucy Greenwood & trainee Solicitor Feriha Tayfur update their review of Jewish divorces ('Get') and   potential solutions to family law practitioners and clients who need to ensure that a Jewish client obtains both a civil and religious divorce.

They consider the draft  statutory guidance issued under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and published by the Government on 6 August 2021 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/domestic-abuse-act-statutory-guidance/domestic-abuse-draft-statutory-guidance-framework which now says that withholding a ‘Get’ can be a form of domestic abuse if it is deemed controlling or coercive behaviour.

Introduction 

Whilst there has been a lot of discussion around the recognition of religious marriages following the recent Court of Appeal case of Akhter v Khan and another[1] serious issues and implications can also arise in respect of the recognition of religious divorces. Perhaps the most common of which we come across in our work relates to a Jewish divorce or ‘Get’.

This article focuses on Jewish divorces and identifies the issues and potential solutions available to family law practitioners and clients who need to ensure that a Jewish client obtains both a civil and a religious (Jewish) divorce via a ‘Beth Din’...

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