| NAME | BAIS DIN OF IGUD HARABONIM OF AMERICA |
| Location
of Beit Din |
Young Israel of Kensington 305 Church Avenue Brooklyn , NY 11218 Meets in the synagogue or the Igud HaRabonim Central Office |
| Contact
Information |
PHONE: 718-851-6203 718-871-4543 FAX: 718-871-7104 |
| Rosh
(Av) Beit Din |
Rabbi Herschel Kurzrock |
| Dayyanim
|
Rabbis Steinberg, Brissman, Epstein, Singer, Elbaz, Lustig, Kurzrock,
Belsky, and Hecht (Some dayyanim sit more often than others) |
| Associated
Organizations |
NATIONAL RABBINIC ORGANIZATION: Rabbinical Alliance of America, Igud HaRabonim |
| Cases Per
Year |
50-75 per year 50% contested 10% unresolved |
| Confidentiality
|
At discretion of beit din |
| Languages
|
Language of litigant Documents translated Interpreters found for all languages |
| Shtar
Berurin |
Not required in uncontested cases Required in litigated cases |
| Hazmanot
|
Sent one week apart |
| Seruvim |
No information as to when issued; sent as personal letter on beit din stationary |
| Timing
of Writing/Delivery of Get |
Does not write Get early in divorce process and hold it at beit din, because it can become invalid |
| Approach
to bringing a Woman for Support |
May bring someone, or the beit din will provide female support |
| Toanim |
Allowed |
| Civil Attorneys
|
May attend |
| Attitude
Toward Jewish Pre-nuptial Agreements |
No information |
| Attitude
Toward Civil Litigation of Financial Matters |
Parties are obligated to settle finances in a beit din; if they refuse the beit din will still handle the Get. When beit din decides finances, takes into account NY State guidelines |
| Ketubbah
Money |
Yes, collects. Part of monetary consideration of overall settlement |
| Attitude
Toward Civil Litigation of Custody |
May settle child custody in civil court or in beit din - it is up to the couple. When beit din decides takes NY law into account, and consults with “experts” |
| Recognition
of Beit Din by Israeli Rabbanut |
YES |
| Records of Deliberations and Decisions | Yes Both parties have access after names are erased (to prevent reuse by another party) |
| Location of Records | On file in office of Igud HaRabonim – Rabbinical Alliance of America |
| Computerization of Records | NO |
| Fees | Get $300/hour for the hearing. Each litigant pays half. Adjustments based on need |
| Qualifications of Dayyanim | No information |
| Rules Governing Relationship of Dayyanim to Litigants | If related to litigants, dayyan recuses himself |