DOES THE LACK OF A CENTRAL GET REGISTRY PRESENT A PROBLEM?
It can. Some U.S. batei din do not keep records. Some batei din keep records but accessing those records is difficult, if not impossible, for various reasons, i.e., disorganized record keeping practices, unavailability of the record keeper through death or incapacity, or problems affecting access to the location of the records. For reasons discussed previously, flawed or incomplete records of a Jewish divorce may have serious effects on future generations. It is thus advisable for both husband and wife to retain original documents in a safe and secure place so as to avoid loss, damage or theft. It is also wise to make multiple copies of the ptur and keep the copies in different places.
