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Court punishes US father for son's refusal to divorce

By Associated Press in Jerusalem | China Daily | Updated: 2016-11-08 07:30

In a first ruling of its kind, Israeli authorities have seized the passport of a US businessman and barred him from leaving the country for more than a year - claiming that he is responsible for his son's refusal to grant his wife a divorce.

With the punishment, Israel's rabbinical court system has dramatically extended its reach by punishing a parent for his son's actions in a bid to solve a bitter, yearslong dispute.

Court punishes US father for son's refusal to divorce

Under millennia-old Jewish law, a woman needs the approval of her husband to dissolve a marriage. In Israel, where all marriages are subject to religious law, this norm has left thousands of women in legal limbo due to husbands who refuse to grant divorces.

Court punishes US father for son's refusal to divorce

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