CWJ's founder, Susan Weiss, initiated the innovative practice of suing recalcitrant husbands for damages (torts). One of the CWJ's goals is to file as many claims for get abuse that it can across the country. We want to make it an established legal certaintly that get refusal is no longer a religious right but a civil wrong.
Most claims for damages for get abuse are withdrawn in exchange for the get. The following cases were decided:
#1 Jer. Fam Ct. 2001: There is a Cause of Action in tort for Get Refusal (Judge B.Z. Greenberger) J. Greenberger: read decision
# 3 Kfar Sava Fam. Ct. 2006: Orders estate of recalcitrant Husband to pay 711,000 NIS damages for Get Refusal (Judge Z. Weitzman) J. Weizman
#5 Jer. Fam Ct. 2008: There is a Cause of Action for Get Refusal unrelated to Rabbinic Ct order to give Get (Judge B.Z. Greenberger)J. Greenberger read decision
#6 Rishon Le'Zion Fam. Ct. 2008: There is a Cause of Action for Get Refusal from time that Rabbinic Court Orders Get (Judge Y. Kitsis) J. Kitsis |
#2 Jer. Fam. Ct. 2004: Orders Husband to pay 425,000 NIS damages for Get Refusal, subject to Rabbinic Ct. order - hiyuv (Judge M. HaCohen) J. HaCohen: read decision
#4 Jer. Fam Ct 2008: There is a Cause of Action for aiding and abetting Get Refusal (Judge Nili Maimon) J. Maimon: read decision
#7 Tel Aviv Fam. Ct. 2008: Tort of Get Refusal is determined by examining the facts of each case (Judge T. Sivan) J. Sivan
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