The Beth Din Of America Binding Arbitration Agreement
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BETH DIN
AMERICA
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INDING
RBITRATION
GREEMENT
Instructions for filling out this document may be found on the accompanying sheet.
It is important that the instructions be carefully read and followed in completing the form.
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RESIDING AT
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The parties, who intend to be married in the near future, hereby agree as follows:
I.
Should a dispute arise between the parties after they are married, so that they do not live together as husband and wife,
they agree to refer their marital dispute to an arbitration panel, namely, The Beth Din of the United States of America, Inc.
(currently located at 305 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001, tel. 212 807-9042, ) for a binding decision.
II.
The decision of the Beth Din of America shall be fully enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
III. The parties agree that the Beth Din of America is authorized to decide all issues relating to a get (Jewish divorce) as well as any
issues arising from this Agreement or the ketubah and tena'im (Jewish premarital agreements) entered into by the Husband-to-Be
and the Wife-to-Be. Each of the parties agrees to appear in person before the Beth Din of America at the demand of the other party.
SECTIONS IV:A & IV:B ARE OPTIONAL
(Unless one of these option is chosen, the Beth Din of America will be without jurisdiction to address matters of
general financial and parenting disputes between the parties. For more information, see the instructions.)
IV:A(1). The parties agree that the Beth Din of America is authorized to decide all monetary disputes (including division of
property and maintenance) that may arise between them. We choose to have Paragraph IV:A(1) apply to our arbitration
agreement.
Signature of Husband-to-Be ________________________________________ Signature of Wife-to-Be_____________________________________
IV:A(2). The parties agree that the Beth Din of America is authorized to decide any monetary disputes (including division of
property and maintenance) that may arise between them based on principles of equitable distribution law customarily
employed in the United States as found in the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act. We choose to have Paragraph IV:A(2)
apply to our arbitration agreement.
Signature of Husband-to-Be ________________________________________ Signature of Wife-to-Be_____________________________________
IV:A(3). The parties agree that the Beth Din of America is authorized to decide any monetary disputes (including division of
property and maintenance) that may arise between them based on the principles of community property law
customarily employed in the United States as found in the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act. We choose to have
Paragraph. IV:A(3) apply to our arbitration agreement.
Signature of Husband-to-Be ________________________________________ Signature of Wife-to-Be_____________________________________
IV:B.
The parties agree that the Beth Din of America is authorized to decide all disputes, including child custody, child sup-
port, and visitation matters, as well as any other disputes that may arise between them. We choose to have Section IV:B
apply to our arbitration agreement.
Signature of Husband-to-Be ________________________________________ Signature of Wife-to-Be_____________________________________
IV: C. The Beth Din of America may consider the respective responsibilities of either or both of the parties for the end of the marriage,
as an additional, but not exclusive, factor in determining the distribution of marital property and maintenance, should such a
determination be authorized by Section IV:A or Section IV:B.
V.
Failure of either party to perform his or her obligations under this Agreement shall make that party liable for all costs award-
ed by either the Beth Din of America or a court of competent jurisdiction, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by one
side in order to obtain the other party's performance of the terms of this Agreement.
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