Family law

Yad La’Isha legal aid center demands increased sanctions in jail, convict relents.

Featured / Politics / History / The Knesset / Aliyah / Geulah

Initial Approval for Opening 1950s Adoption Files of Yemenite Children

The new bill seeks to permit a first-degree relative or guardian to review the adoption file of family members who have disappeared, been kidnapped or whose fate is unknown.

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs

Israel Supreme Court Ruling Requires Child Support from Both Parents

By JNi.Media

Mothers will also have to pay some amount of child support, especially if they earn more than their ex.

Headline / Jewish / Politics / The Courts / Business and Economy / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Rabbinate Report: Jerusalem Leads Israel in Divorces

By JNi.Media

Jerusalem led in 2016 in number of divorces: 725 couples. Meanwhile, Modi'in Illit saw a 45% rise in divorces. In all, in 2016, 10,841 couples were divorced in Israel, compared with 10,653 in 2015.

Jewish / Politics / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / The Knesset

New Israeli Law Compels Couples to Undergo Counseling Before Divorce

By JNi.Media

The process of having the therapeutic and/or mediation meetings before being able to file for divorce will take 45 days.

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine

Knesset to Vote on Paternity Leave

By JNi.Media

"This is the beginning of a significant revolution. I stayed at home for three months with each of my children after they were born, and I enjoyed it very much."