PERL v. PERL


126 A.D.2d 91 (1987)

Charles Perl, Respondent, v. Chana Perl et al., Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 3, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. David Stern for appellants.

Richard J. Kurtz of counsel (D'Addario & Kurtz, attorneys), for respondent.

SULLIVAN, ROSENBERGER and ELLERIN, JJ., concur with WALLACH, J.; KUPFERMAN, J. P., dissents in part in an opinion.


WALLACH, J.

This case calls upon us to confront the constitutional requirement of separation of church and State in the context of the orthodox Jewish faith, which grants the male partner to the marital union a virtual veto over a religious divorce. The appropriate division of religious and secular power has long been a matter of concern to civilized communities, at least since the ancient advice provided to...

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