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Australian groups give government committee info on Jewish divorce refusal

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Divorce and Family Law

by Jonathan Fields

In Gett, the character Viviane Ansalem wants a divorce but her husband will not give permission. In Israel, if you’re Jewish, even if you’re not religious, you have to be divorced by Jewish law.  But, outside of Israel, if you want to get remarried in the Jewish faith, you need a religious divorce, or Get, in addition to a civil divorce.

Two Australian groups have submitted information about religious Jewish divorce issues to a government committee.

The National Council of Jewish Women of Australia and the Melbourne-based Unchain My Heart Incorporated have lodged a joint submission on get refusal with the Australian Law Reform Commission.