WHAT ARE THE HALAKHIC REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN A GET PROCEEDING?
• The Get must be given and received without coercion, as defined by Jewish law. • The transfer of the Get must be supervised by a beit din that is competent in the area of gittin and must be witnessed by two acceptable adult male witnesses. • The Get must be written by a trained sofer who follows the prescribed formula. • The Get must contain all the names by which the parties and their fathers have been known, including their nicknames. The full names of all parties should be included in the Get and if possible, the ketubbah or a copy of it should be checked for the names that were used within it. Identification should be provided to the beit din to establish the identity of the parties. As the Get includes information about whether one is a kohen or levi, such determination should be made prior to appearing before the beit din. • The Get must also include the name of the city in which the Get is being written, and the name of the nearest body of water. 6. WHAT IF A HUSBAND DISAPPEAR
