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03059aam a2200385 i 4500 001 9DD83762FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210818010020 008 201111s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020048081 020 $a 1644695405 020 $a 9781644695401 035 $a (OCoLC)1221017577 040 $a DGU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KMK540 $b .C64 2021 100 1 $a Cohen, Yitzhak, $d 1971- $e author. 245 14 $a The unique family law in the state of Israel / $c Yitshak Cohen. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Touro University Press ; $c [2021] 300 $a xiv, 241 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Issues Subject to Modification in Family Law -- The Right of a Minor to Independent Status -- Extramarital Relationships and the Theoretical Rationales for the Joint Property Rules -- Property Sharing Arrangements in Israeli Family Law -- Recognition of Foreign Civil Marriages -- The Development of the Issue of Same-Sex Couples -- The Issue of Document Disclosure in General Court and in Family Court, 520 $a "In the State of Israel, the unique family law derives from ancient Jewish law, halakhic traditions, and an extensive legal tradition spanning many centuries and geographic locations. This book examines Israeli family law in comparison with the corresponding law in the United States and illuminates common issues in legal systems worldwide. The Israeli system is primarily controlled by the religious law of the parties. Thus, religious courts were also established and granted enforcement powers equivalent to those of the civil courts. This is a complex situation because the religious law applied in these courts is not always consistent with gender equality and civil rights practiced in civil court. This book seeks to clarify that tension and offer solutions. The comprehensive analysis in this book may serve as a guide for those interested in family law: civil court judges, rabbinical court judges, lawyers, mediators, arbitrators, and families themselves. Topics central to the book include issues subject to modification, the right of a minor to independent status, extramarital relationships, and joint property"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Domestic relations $z Israel. 650 0 $a Domestic relations (Jewish law) 650 0 $a Domestic relations $z United States. 650 7 $a Domestic relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00896646 650 7 $a Domestic relations (Jewish law) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00896685 651 7 $a Israel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204236 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Cohen, Yitzhak,1971- $t The unique family law in the state of Israel $d Brookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2021 $z 9781644695418 $w (DLC) 2020048082 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526013545.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9DD83762FFE911EBB6EAFDEE22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search