Wife Discovers Husband's Affair During Recovery After Serious Accident, Seeks Divorce and Compensation
A woman who suffered a severe spinal injury in a car accident two years ago has uncovered her husband's secret affair during her rehabilitation and is now seeking to prevent him from benefiting from her large compensation payout. The couple, married for 25 years with three children, used the compensation money to buy an apartment. However, the husband began a romantic relationship with the physiotherapist treating his wife after her surgery, which she discovered with the help of their eldest son. Feeling betrayed, the wife has filed for divorce and demands the return of all compensation money invested in the property, seeking to sell the apartment and split the proceeds equally. She also insists on enforcing her ketubah (marriage contract) and is pursuing legal measures under the Israeli Family Relations Law to exclude the compensation funds from marital property for reasons of justice. The husband denies the allegations, claiming his wife and son conspired against him to evict him and strip him of his assets. The couple has been referred to mediation to resolve their dispute.