| NAME | BETH DIN OF AGUDATH HARABONIM (BROOKLYN BRANCH) |
| Location
of Beit Din |
Young Israel of Avenue K 1240 East 29th Street Brooklyn , NY 11230 Meets in synagogue or in R. Ralbag's home office |
| Contact
Information |
PHONE: 718-258-5596 |
| Rosh
(Av) Beit Din |
Rabbi Aryeh Ralbag |
| Dayyanim
|
Aryeh Ralbag |
| Associated
Organizations |
NATIONAL RABBINIC ORGANIZATION: Union of Orthodox Rabbis of U.S. and Canada, Agudath HaRabonim (Brooklyn based, affiliated with New York Branch) |
| Cases Per
Year |
300 per year 33-50% contested 18% unresolved |
| Confidentiality
|
Guaranteed |
| Languages
|
English Yiddish Hebrew Other languages if necessary Documents translated |
| Shtar
Berurin |
Not required, but very strongly preferred |
| Hazmanot
|
First issued immediately After the first, hazmanot are sent two weeks apart. |
| Seruvim |
Not automatic; seruvim issued after a month or two |
| Timing
of Writing/Delivery of Get |
Sometimes will write Get early in divorce process and hold at beit din, for release when rest of issues are settled |
| Approach
to bringing a Woman for Support |
Will allow it |
| Toanim |
Allowed |
| Civil Attorneys
|
May attend |
| Attitude
Toward Jewish Pre-nuptial Agreements |
Recognized |
| Attitude
Toward Civil Litigation of Financial Matters |
Advises not to go but beit din does not prohibit. Encourages beit din resolution to all issues, including finances |
| Ketubbah
Money |
Yes, tries to collect. $10,000 for first marriage $5,000 for second marriage |
| Attitude
Toward Civil Litigation of Custody |
Advises not to go but does not prohibit. Urges use of beit din to resolve all issues, including child custody. When deciding custody consults with “experts” |
| Recognition
of Beit Din by Israeli Rabbanut |
YES |
| Records of Deliberations and Decisions | Deliberations and decisions written down; only Rabbis Ginsberg and Ralbag have access |
| Location of Records | On file in Manhattan office of Agudath HaRabonim, copies at Rabbi Ralbag's home |
| Computerization of Records | NO |
| Fees | Get: $400 and up. Hazmanot: $36 for first one, up to $1,000 for a seruv. Litigants pay dayyanim directly. Adjustments based on need |
| Qualifications of Dayyanim | Smicha |
| Rules Governing Relationship of Dayyanim to Litigants | If personally acquainted with litigants or family member, dayyan recuses himself |