Also known as: get · gets · Jewish divorce document · bill of divorce
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
A religious divorce document under Orthodox Jewish law that a husband must grant his wife to free her to remarry after a civil divorce.
Select any source to read its text and confirm it supports the definition.
Tobias Thomas civilly divorces his wife but refuses to grant the Get. When she confronts him about the refusal, he perceives an imminent threat of serious bodily harm from her response and uses force in self-defense. The court evaluates whether the harm threatened meets the standard of differing in kind from ordinary injury.
Tessa Takahashi obtains a civil divorce but cannot remarry under her faith without the Get. Her ex-husband withholds it, forcing her to challenge the denial through contract and tort claims in court.
Thaddeus Tran refuses the Get after civil divorce, leaving his former wife unable to remarry. She petitions the court for relief, arguing the refusal violates public policy on marital freedom.
Tristan Thompson withholds the Get from his ex-wife, who lacks funds for legal action. She seeks court intervention to compel the religious divorce as essential to her right to remarry.
Tanya Tang's ex-husband denies the Get after civil dissolution. She argues the refusal imposes an unconstitutional burden on her fundamental right to marry and seeks judicial enforcement.
Tara Tran sues over denial of the Get. Her ex-husband's prior statements about the refusal are offered at trial, raising questions about whether they qualify as testimonial evidence subject to confrontation.
The wife remains unable to remarry under Orthodox Jewish law. She may pursue tort or contract claims in civil court to obtain relief or damages for the denial.
Supporting sources
Yes. Religious divorce denials raise issues under principles protecting marital freedom and access to divorce, though courts balance these against religious autonomy.
Supporting sources
…her pregnancy by an abortion performed by a competent licensed physician under safe clinical conditions, that she was unable to get a legal abortion in Texas because her life did not appear to be threatened by the continuation of her pregnancy, and that she could not afford to travel to another jurisdiction to secure a…