Despite being granted a divorce in court, Gital Dodelson's ex, Avrohom Meir Weiss (right), still has power over her by refusing her a religious release from their marriage. Brigitte Stelzer ...

Gital Dodelson finally got "permission" from her divorced ex, Avrohom Meir Weiss to release her from the marriage. Brigitte Stelzer (left) and Steve White (right) An Orthodox Jewish woman who has ...

Avrohom Meir Weiss, formerly of Staten Island, is in a bitter divorce battle with Gital Dodelson. (Staten Island Advance/STeve White) The patriarch of a prominent Staten Island Jewish family has ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In a case that spurred controversy on social media from Staten Island to Israel, Gital Dodelson finally has been granted a religious divorce from the son of an Island rabbi.

Gital Dodelson, the “chained” woman featured on the front page of the New York Post last fall, says she has received a get, or religious writ of divorce, from her husband. The announcement ...