Perl v. Perl
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
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 the perplexed Judean taxpayers to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s. During the next two millennia considerable…
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