Rabbinical Court Enforces Divorce by Seizing American Husband's Israeli Assets
A woman identified as L. has successfully obtained a religious divorce, known as a 'get', after a prolonged legal struggle. The couple, who lived in the United States for over a decade, separated in 2023. Despite multiple attempts in U.S. rabbinical courts and a ruling mandating the husband to grant the divorce, he persistently refused. The breakthrough came when attorney Tehila Cohen, representing L. through the organization Yad La’isha, discovered the husband owned property in Israel. The Haifa Rabbinical Court imposed liens on his Israeli assets, which, combined with mounting financial sanctions, pressured him to comply. The husband eventually appeared in court and agreed to the divorce, just before a scheduled hearing that could have further jeopardized his assets. 
