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Israel wants me to divorce, businesswoman claims

An Israeli entrepreneur has claimed that she came under pressure to divorce her husband after starting a business with him.

Galia Ben-Dor is co-founder of Wall-Smart, a producer of wall mounts for electronic devices such as iPads. She is VP of Marketing & Business Development, while husband

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Florida bill seeks to ban ‘foreign’ family law

A draft bill currently proceeding through the Florida Senate could prohibit the application of foreign law in family cases across the state.

If passed into statute, Senate Bill 58 – Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases –

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Israeli Chief Justice sides with Rabbinical Court in divorce case

The president of the Supreme Court of Israel has overruled a recent ruling by the country’s High Court of Justice and returned authority in a divorce case to the rabbinical court.

The intervention by former Supreme Court Justice Asher Grunis has been condemned by women’s rights groups.

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Israeli High Court makes rare intervention in Rabbinical divorce ruling

The Israeli High Court of Justice has made an “unprecedented” intervention in a ruling by the Supreme Rabbinical Court.

The High Court blocked the release of a man jailed for refusing to divorce his wife, newspaper Haaretz reports. The Supreme Rabbinical Court – the country’s highest

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Jewish divorce rate in Israel on the rise

Israel saw a five per cent rise in the Jewish divorce rate during 2012, according to figures recently released by the Chief Rabbinate.

Nearly 11,000 Israeli Jewish couples were divorced during the year, with a hefty 88,000

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First gay divorce granted in Israel

A gay Israeli couple have been granted the first ever same-sex divorce in the country.
Tel Aviv University Professor Avi Even and Dr Amit Kama were granted the divorce by the Ramat Gan Family Court,

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Impossible is nothing: an unforgettable family wedding

When my eldest niece Rebecca married, I gave a toast on the topic of “Sisterhood".

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Seven days in Israel and a lesson in planning ahead: will life ever turn out as we expect?

The best laid plans often go awry. Our intention was to take a quick seven-day break in Israel before my niece, Rebecca’s baby was born. However, the new baby arrived two weeks early. But such is life; what you hope will happen doesn't always turn out the way you wanted it to.

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The Experts: Why should middle class disorder escape punishment?

With the events of my great weekend at Wembley recorded on this blog, some people have asked me about the non-appearance of my husband. Was he at Wembley too?

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Rites of Passage in the Eternal City: what will survive of us is love

What’s the best way to attend a wedding? There must be a better way if, like me, you don’t particularly enjoy getting poshed up all day, making small talk with people you barely know, sitting ramrod-straight and getting up and down …

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The David and Goliath of Divorce

I’m sitting writing this post, looking down the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba (left), with the sun setting on the mountains. I am in Eilat, Israel, for my Passover break and I can’t pretend it’s not wonderful. The weather is beautiful and I’m …

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Family comes first – and we often learn it the hard way

How many of us take our loved ones for granted? It is easy to forget that in a split second, lives can be transformed forever. Last week I had finished writing my post about John Ruskin, had exercised flat out on my Wattbike and was looking forward …

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On My Way Back

I am posting this catch-up note while waiting for a flight back to the UK. I have been enjoying my first holiday since June 2008, in Eilat by the Red Sea in Israel. It has been a quiet, restful week. I have had time to recover from my surgery with …

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Marilyn Stowe is the senior partner in Stowe Family Law, which has offices in Yorkshire, Cheshire and London. With more than 30 years’ experience handling divorce cases and family law proceedings she is regarded as one of the most formidable and sought after divorce lawyers in the UK. In 2012, Marilyn became one of the first solicitors to qualify as a family law arbitrator.

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