Category Archives: Common Law Marriage
I Do, Or I Don’t
I have found my life partner! WhooHoo, Yay for me! The question facing me now is whether or not to get married. I felt so proud when my best friend told me she was getting married. She explained to me that they knew they wanted to be together and wanted to take it to the […]
להמשך קריאה (in)validity
I had an exceedingly easy aliyah experience. With the right blood and the right surnames, I became a citizen of Israel, with the same rights as any Israeli Jew, in less than a year. Ironically, my husband’s paperwork was more of a headache than mine; a “katin hozer” (returning minor) and Israeli citizen by birth, […]
להמשך קריאה Some Families Don’t Count
Some families don’t count. New Family founder and executive director Irit Rosenblum said in response to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics that some families won’t be included in those statistics. She says, ‘Close to 200,000 families in Israel will not find themselves in the statistics gathered by the Central Bureau of Statistics […]
להמשך קריאה Common Law Marriage ID Card
What is Common Law Marriage? A common-law couple is defined as two adult partners of any gender, religion or nationality that live together and share financial responsibilities as a family unit without having conducted a marriage ceremony that is recognized by the state. A couple in a romantic relationship that does not live together or […]
להמשך קריאה Parents petition Population Registry Law ‘bastard clause’ / By RUTH EGLASH
Mother and common-law partner embroiled in legal battle over law which forbids woman to remarry for at least 90 days after being divorced. It was a happy occasion when Michal (not her real name) gave birth to her first child in June. However, just weeks later, when she arrived at the Interior Ministry to register […]
להמשך קריאה Exposing the ‘Partnership Covenant for Religionless’
Not only does this law not provide an alternative to marriage in the rabbinic establishment, it fortifies religious coercion and the Orthodox monopoly over family life. If you support the “Partnership Covenant” because you believe it is liberal or enlightened, think again. Read the final version of the law confirmed last week and ponder the […]
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Legal precedent: a man can adopt the child of his spouse
By: Gilad Grossman, Walla! News Until now, the law did not allow homosexuals to adopt the children of their partners, because the child has two official parents. Thursday, the court ruled that a man could adopt the biological son of his partner. Family Court in Jerusalem ruled Thursday for the first time that a man […]
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Legal ruling will allow gay men to adopt partner’s child
By RUTH EGLASH “This is a big step for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Israel,” commented lawyer Irit Rosenblum. A breakthrough legal ruling in the Jerusalem Family Court on Thursday will pave the way for homosexuals to officially adopt their partner’s or spouse’s child, the Tel Aviv-based New Family organization told The […]
להמשך קריאה New Family fills a crucial gap in the theory and practice of law and human rights
New Family fills a crucial gap in the theory and practice of law and human rights, by working for equal family rights for all residents of Israel, including the rights to marry, divorce, have children, register spouses and children, and conduct family life regardless of religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, or status. Since 1998, New […]
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Enough is Enough: Put Family First
The world is going crazy around us. You could make varying arguments for when it started going crazy, but that’s neither interesting, productive, or important – the fact remains that the world has taken a bunch of crazy pills and we get to see its reactions to these crazy pills. With governments falling left and […]
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