Reply To: Inyunei Gittin – matters of divorce

I would imagine a beis din would only authorize using a secular court in an extenuating circumstance, such as the other party is not cooperating with beis din. (Even then the question remains of utilizing secular law when halacha specifies a different outcome.) But barring such circumstances, if a party wrongly utilizes a secular court, without authorization from beis din, what are the halachic consequences of such action? Does the beis din have the option of withholding the get from the non-compliant party until they comply (either by having him refuse to give it, or her refuse to accept it, or holding it at beis din until the party refusing to comply with the beis din, complies – i.e. by withdrawing unauthorized secular court proceedings)?