Application for Urgent Relief under Regulation 12 of the Family Dispute Resolution Regulations, 2016

This application is submitted when urgent relief is required, as detailed below.

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(a) A party may, at any time, submit to the Family Court an application for urgent relief in the following matters, without first filing a request for dispute resolution:

(1) an application to approve urgent medical treatment for a minor, including examination, treatment, and urgent psychiatric hospitalization, where there is no agreement between the parents.

(2) an application for the issuance of a passport and approval for a minor’s travel abroad for a group educational activity or for another purpose that was not previously anticipated, where the departure is scheduled to take place within 30 days from the date of filing the application.

(3) an urgent divorce claim where the respondent, who resides outside Israel, is present in Israel, or in other special circumstances, provided that waiting until the end of the stay of proceedings period may prevent the dissolution of the marriage.

(b) In addition, an application for urgent relief may be filed regarding maintenance or the preservation of a minor’s relationship with each of their parents, in exceptional cases where waiting for the first MAHUT meeting would cause substantial harm to the parties or their children, as applicable; filing such an application also requires submitting a request for dispute resolution.

Required Documents

This form must be completed – “Application for Urgent Relief under Regulation 12 of the Family Dispute Resolution Regulations, 2016.”
The full details of the applicant and the respondent must be provided.

Supporting documents, including evidence of urgency, must be attached to the application; the application should be brief and concise, and include only the essential facts required for the hearing.
If the application concerns maintenance or the preservation of a minor’s relationship with each of their parents, it should include only details regarding the parties’ income and the needs of the children.

The application shall be submitted in two copies to the Family Court with jurisdiction to hear the application, based on the parties’ last shared place of residence.

Court Registry

  • The form must be completed and submitted to the Family Court Registry.
  • The initiation of this proceeding is subject to the payment of a court fee.
    • The court fee is determined in accordance with the Family Court (Fees) Regulations, 1995.
    • The fee amount is updated twice a year, in July and January.
    • The applicant must pay the fee by credit card or in cash (cash payments may be made at a post office branch using a payment voucher issued by the court registry) at the court registry.

 

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