A Forced Divorce

Vows affecting a spouse

Circumstances which may Require Divorce
Where a man and woman are prohibited to each other: Ketuvot 77a

Where a man insists upon having sexual relations only while clothed: Ketuvot 48a

Whether a woman who doesn't have a set menstrual period may have sexual relations, and whether this may require divorce: Niddah 12b

Where a man or woman has taken a vow prohibiting him from benefiting from her: Ketuvot 52a

Where a man vows or declares that his wife may not benefit from him, such that he cannot support her: Ketuvot 61b, 63a, 70a-71a, 77a

Where a man vows that his wife may not eat a particular fruit: Ketuvot 70a, 71a

Where a man vows that his wife may not use a particular form of jewelry, perfume or makeup: Ketuvot 70a

Where a man vows that his wife may not work: Ketuvot 59b

Where a man vows not to participate in sexual relations: Ketuvot 61b, 71a, 71b

Where a man vows that his wife not visit her family: Ketuvot 71b

Where a man vows that his wife not visit mourners or celebrate with newlyweds: Ketuvot 71b

Where a man vows that his wife must engage in a humiliating act: Ketuvot 71b, 72a

Where a man vows that his wife not borrow or lend kitchen equipment, which would give her a bad reputation: Ketuvot 72a

Where a man develops physical blemishes or bad odors: Ketuvot 77a-b

Wherre a man has shechin (מוכה שחין), a disease in which his skin deteriorates with physical contact: Ketuvot 77a-b

Where a man practices a repulsive trade - gathering dog feces, tanning leather, working with (or mining) copper: Ketuvot 77a

Where they are married for ten years without producing a child: Ketuvot 77a-b



Methods of compelling a man to divorce his wife
For marriage to a woman who is halachically prohibited to him: Ketuvot 77a

Verbal instruction (and its lack of effectiveness): Ketuvot 77a

Physical force: Yevamot 106a; Ketuvot 77a-b

Fooling him into doing it: Yevamot 106a

Requiring the man's consent ["Rotzeh Ani"]: Yevamot 106a, 112b



Other
A woman's right to her ketubah if her husband is compelled to divorce her: Tosafot Ketuvot 77a כופין



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