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Can a Jewish husband be awarded substantial financial compensation if his Jewish wife refuses to accept a 'Get' even though the rabbinate say she must?

Yes, but in the most extreme cases only. For example, in May 2010 Jerusalem Family Court awarded a Jewish husband over 400,000 N.I.S.compensation from his wife in a civil damages suit for her refusal to accept a 'Get' for over four years, despite rabbinical rulings compelling her to do so (File 18561/07). The husband had sued his wife for over a million shekels . She had disobeyed a rabbinical court order,backed up on appeal, obliging her to divorce.The family court also held thatthe wife would be fined another 4,000 a month from then onwards, until they actually divorced according to Jewish law, should her refusal continue.