court forces woman to divorce over medical condition

Great Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem enables husband to force divorce on his wife after she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Ruling based on centuries-old halachic law deeming condition 'a great deformity.'

Court in Jerusalem rendered a rare ruling Thursday, forcing a woman to agree to a divorce because she was diagnosed with epilepsy.

 

According to a report in Yedioth Ahronoth, the court further ruled the woman will not be eligible for alimony. The husband was, however, obligated to pay her the full amount mentioned in her ketubah – NIS 18,000 (approx $5,000)

ruled epilepsy was a "great deformity," thus enabling the husband to force a divorce on his wife.

The woman was reportedly involved in a car accident prior to the marriage and sustained a severe head injury.

the man became aware of his wife's condition only after witnessing a seizure during an event the two attended separately

He then refiled his petition.