Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Can A Woman Initiate Jewish Divorce Proceedings?

 https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/can-a-woman-initiate-jewish-divorce-proceedings/

 But, it should be stressed that if the coercion used by the beit din, or the secular courts at the behest of the beit din, is not effective to force the husband to participate in the get process, the beit din itself can do nothing. Only the man can do the acts required for a valid Jewish divorce; the Jewish court has no more power to declare a man divorced against his will than it does to declare a man married against his will.

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