How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of mental illness on marriage and divorce, including halachic considerations and conflict resolution.

Is failure to disclose a significant personality disorder considered a mekach ta’us in marriage? Are there halachos guiding how to treat one’s spouse during divorce, especially in high-conflict cases? When is it appropriate to turn to secular courts during divorce proceedings – for example, to obtain a restraining order against a spouse? Can refusal to go to the mikveh be considered a halachic violation when used as a tool in marital conflict?

Topics covered

• mental illness
• marriage
• divorce
• halacha
• conflict resolution
• personality disorder

Keywords

• mental illness
• marriage
• divorce
• halacha
• personality disorder
• conflict
• mikveh

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: secular courts, mikveh

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