000646: A B”D is most certainly in its right to deny a get or use it as leverage, depending on the circumstances as I described above. Indeed, contrary to your feelings, halacha does not allow a wife to demand a get-on-demand whenever she feels like it, with or without cause. It needs to be halachicly justified. And if she refuses to fulfil her halachic duties, the B”D can, and justifiable does, withhold the get.
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