Distressing One's Wife and Ex-Wife
Question
Is it permissible to encourage one's new wife to approach his ex-wife at a family celebration, shake her hand, and praise her children? The question is not about character traits, as it is certainly unpleasant for both the ex-wife and the new wife. Rather, is it permitted or forbidden?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
There is no prohibition in terms of divorce laws.
However, 'bad character traits' are also a prohibition just like other parts of the Torah.
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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