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Can a Jewish woman ever get financial compensation for being refused a religious divorce from her Jewish husband?

Yes, under Israeli law a Jewish wife as well as a Jewish husband can be awarded financial compensation for their Jewish spouse's refusal to obey a rabbinical court ruling obliging them to co-operate over a 'get' (Jewish divorce), in extreme situations.

For example, way back In December 2004 Jerusalem Family Court dealt with a civil damages suit between a Jewish couple, and awarded substantial damages to the Plaintiff, a Jewish wife, whose husband had refused ,over a 12 year period, to comply with a district rabbinical court ruling compelling him to grant her a 'get. The damages awarded were around 850,000 Shekels, plus legal costs,and included an annual refusal charge of 200,000 Shekels from the time the Greater Rabbinical Court upheld the original ruling, on appeal.