I am a divorced father living outside of Israel. My divorce agreement abroad did not deal with my access in Israel. My 'ex' won't agree to our child visiting me abroad and when I fly to Israel to see my son, she puts brakes on. She makes excuses to cancel or reduce the times we fix for me to see our son and when I do get to see him she won't let me take her outside the apartment and barely lets us have any private time together, hovering in the open-plan living room all the time, and interrupting us. What can I do?

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File for access both in Israel and overseas in a Family Court in Israel. Your 'ex' will have to file a defence. You can ask the court to appoint a social worker to make a report and recommendations on the issue. In general courts in Israel recognize the right and emotional importance of a child having a relationship with both parents, and initially is likely to make this clear to a custodial parent who displays hostility towards respecting this, even at a preliminary hearing.