Religious divorce refusal can now be recognised as a criminal offence
A man signs a petition at a demonstration for women's rights held outside the Rabbinical court for divorces in Jerusalem. Husbands who refuse their wives a religious divorce are more likely to be prosecuted following “momentous” changes to the government’s Domestic Abuse Bill. A man who refuses a get will now be clearly recognised as exerting controlling and coercive behaviour, which is listed as a criminal offence under the Serious Crime Act of 2015. If found guilty, an offender could face up to five years in jail. While get refusal could previously have been considered a criminal ...
Source: timesofisrael.com