fox@nimbus.DEC (Roberta L. Fox DTN 297-2110) (10/21/85)
Dear People:
I am currently in the process of filing for divorce from my
non-Jewish husband. Although it's clear that my daughter is
Jewish _k'halacha_ (and has been/is being raised as such), I'm
unclear as to whether I need a _get_ (bill of divorcement)
in order to marry a Jew and/or have non-mamzer children.
NOT that I am planning either of these; but I'm only 31, and
recognize that people have been known to change their minds... :-)
If I do need a _get_, or some other formal statement from my ex
(such as a statement that he is not now, nor has ever been, a Jew),
I may not be in as good a position to get him to cooperate as I
am in now.
I am obviously not Orthodox, nor am I a _ba`alat tshuva_, since I
don't consider that I ever left. However, to avoid problems
that my child(ren) might later have (especially given the current
tenor of debate of the Orthodox vs. the rest of the organized Jewish
tendencies), I would like to do this according to _halacha_.
If anyone can either cite a reference dealing with
this issue, or refer me to a competent rabbinic authority
(I live in Brookline, Mass.), please contact me, either by
electronic mail or U.Snail, with the information.
Thanks.
Bobbi
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