NJ: Church-State Barrier Held Violated by Judge Ordering Husband To Give a ‘Get’Church-State Barrier Held Violated by Judge Ordering Husband To Give a ‘Get’ (subscription only) A family court judge had no business ordering a man to grant his ex-wife a ritual Jewish divorce, known as a “get,” which he never agreed to, a state appeals court held Wednesday. “Simply stated, the judge lacked authority to ‘give the Get’ where, under the facts presented here, defendant was not bound by any contractual agreement,” the Appellate Division said in Lowy v. Lowy, A-472-10 . . . |