http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/american-court-refuses-to-honor-lebanese-islamic-court-child-custody-order/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/american-court-refuses-to-honor-lebanese-islamic-court-child-custody-order/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:32:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83877 Via The Volokh Conspiracy: "The case is Charara v. Yatim (Mass. Ct. App., decided today) [opinion can be accessed at this link]: 'Following a trial, a judge of the Probate and Family Court concluded that no deference was due the custody order issued by a Jaafarite religious tribunal (Jaafarite Court) in Lebanon. The probate judge based his decision on evidence, including the testimony of experts, that the Jaafarite Court’s custody order was not made in "substantial conformity" with Massachusetts law regarding the best interests of the children . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/american-court-refuses-to-honor-lebanese-islamic-court-child-custody-order/feed/ 0