Kim v. Lim

Smith, Presiding Judge.

In this case, we are once again called upon to decide the extent to which the courts of this state may resolve disputes arising within a *628church or religious organization. While First Amendment concerns substantially limit the power of the courts to intervene in internal church disputes, we nevertheless may be required to resolve the issue of disposition of a church’s property. Here, at least part of the dispute between the parties concerns the church’s real and personal property. The trial court therefore erred in granting summary judgment in its entirety to the…