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

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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