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Category Archives: Divorce
RCC Tries To Force Man To Give His Wife A Jewish Divorce (Get)
I don’t know anything about this case. Let’s say the woman prefers to get a divorce through the RCC and the man prefers to give a get under a different Beit Din. I don’t see anything here beyond a conflict … Continue reading
Men in Massachusetts should simply not show up to defend restraining orders, divorces, and other family law matters?
Comments: * Google “Phil Greenspun divorce” for some amusing stories about the economics rewards of divorce. Basically marrying and divorcing an investment banker or a surgeon is a lot better life than becoming a banker or surgeon. * Greenspun is … Continue reading
“Rabbi To The Stars” Loses Congregation After Five Divorces
David Shapiro writes: Take the case of Rabbi Marc Schneier, 57, the founder and leader of the Orthodox Hampton Synagogue, and a man who has been married and divorced five times. Schneier is the 18th generation of a rabbinic line, … Continue reading
Woman’s Number Of Sex Partners Best Predictor Of Divorce
Alpha Game: The chance of finding yourself divorced after five years is presently 560 percent greater if you marry a woman with 10+ partners than if you marry a virgin. Of course, there are one-quarter as many virgins marrying as … Continue reading
The Agunah Problem, Part 1; Incarceration and Free Speech
Marc B. Shapiro blogs: As for the problem of women not being able to get a divorce because the man refuses, there are some important points that must be made which I don’t think everyone is aware of. Today, many … Continue reading
The New York Times Vs. Meir Kin
I don’t take sides in the Meir Kin vs Lonna Kin (four marriages) divorce dispute. As I understand it, Meir Kin offered his wife a get (Jewish divorce) through a controversial Beit Din in Monsey. Lonna Kin wanted to get … Continue reading
The Downside Of Till Death Do You Part
Judaism has the most liberal views on divorce of any major religion. Not all Jews mirror this attitude. Traditional Jewish communities have frowned on divorce, but the Torah makes it readily available. I know many Christians who are stuck in … Continue reading
Lawyers for your divorce case
Love makes the world go round is a common saying that lead many people to marriage. However, once they settle in their matrimonial home, some discover that love is not enough to sustain their marriage. Some marriages actually end as … Continue reading
When 10 Orthodox Rabbis Knock On Your Door After Midnight Shabbat
A home on the 1200 block of La Peer in Pico-Robertson on the Sabbath was sheltering a woman (38yo, was married to a 45yo businessman for about 20 years, five kids, sephardic, he’s ready to trade her in for a … Continue reading
How Many Years Of Your Marriage Were Good?
When I ask divorced people this question, I notice a big male/female difference in the answers. The women invariably say none of the marriage was good and the men as often as not, say most of it was good. I … Continue reading