The Beth Din Of America Binding Arbitration Agreement (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

VI. The decision of the Beth Din of America shall be made in accordance with Jewish law (halakha) or Beth Din ordered settlement

in accordance with the principles of Jewish law (peshara krova la-din), except as specifically provided otherwise in this

Agreement. The parties waive their right to contest the jurisdiction or procedures of the Beth Din of America or the validity of

this Agreement in any other rabbinical court or arbitration forum other than the Beth Din of America. The parties agree to abide

by the published Rules and Procedures of the Beth Din of America (which are available at , or by calling the

Beth Din of America) which are in effect at the time of the arbitration. The Beth Din of America shall follow its rules and proce-

dures, which shall govern this arbitration to the fullest extent permitted by law. Both parties obligate themselves to pay for the

services of the Beth Din of America as directed by the Beth Din of America.

VII. The parties agree to appear in person before the Beth Din of America at the demand of the other party, and to cooperate with

the adjudication of the Beth Din of America in every way and manner. In the event of the failure of either party to appear before

the Beth Din of America upon reasonable notice, the Beth Din of America may issue its decision despite the defaulting party's

failure to appear, and may impose costs and other penalties as legally permitted. Furthermore, Husband-to-Be acknowledges

that he recites and accepts the following:

I hereby now (me'achshav), obligate myself to support my Wife-to-Be from the date that our domestic residence together shall

cease for whatever reasons, at the rate of $150 per day (calculated as of the date of our marriage, adjusted annually by the

Consumer Price Index–All Urban Consumers, as published by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) in lieu

of my Jewish law obligation of support so long as the two of us remain married according to Jewish law, even if she has

another source of income or earnings. Furthermore, I waive my halakhic rights to my wife's earnings for the period that she

is entitled to the above stipulated sum, and I acknowledge, that I shall be deemed to have repeated this waiver at the time of

our wedding. I acknowledge that I have effected the above obligation by means of a kinyan (formal Jewish transaction) in an

esteemed (chashuv) Beth Din as prescribed by Jewish law.

However, this support obligation shall terminate if Wife-to-Be refuses to appear upon due notice before the Beth Din of America

or in the event that Wife-to-Be fails to abide by the decision or recommendation of the Beth Din of America.

VIII. This Agreement may be signed in one or more duplicates, each one of which shall be considered an original.

IX. This Agreement constitutes a fully enforceable arbitration agreement. Should any provision of this Agreement be deemed

unenforceable, all other surviving provisions shall still be deemed fully enforceable; each and every provision of this Agreement

shall be severable from the other. As a matter of Jewish law, the parties agree that to effectuate this agreement in full form and

purpose, they accept now (through the Jewish law mechanism of kim li) whatever minority views determined by the Beth Din

of America are needed to effectuate the obligations contained in Section VII and the procedures and jurisdictional mandates

found in Sections I, II, III and VI of this Agreement.

Each of the parties acknowledges that he or she has been given the opportunity prior to signing this Agreement to consult with

his or her own rabbinic advisor and legal advisor. The obligations and conditions contained herein are executed according to all

legal and halachic requirements.

In witness of all the above, the Husband-to-Be and Wife-to-Be have entered into this Agreement.

-B

: _____________________________ S

-B

:_________________________________

IGNATURE OF

USBAND

IGNATURE OF

IFE

: _________________________________________________ W

: ________________________________________________

ITNESS

: _________________________________________________ W

: ________________________________________________

ITNESS

– E N D O F D O C U M E N T –

The paragraphs below allow for easy notarization. For further information, see the Instructions.

-B

CKNOWLEDGMENT FOR

USBAND

CKNOWLEDGMENT FOR

IFE

State of _______________________________________________________________

County of_____________________________________________________________

On the __________ day of ________ in the year _____ before me, the undersigned,

personally appeared __________________________________, personally known

to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual

whose name is subscribed to the within this agreement and acknowledged to me

that she executed the same in her capacity, and that by her signature on the arbi-

that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the arbi-

tration agreement, the individual executed the agreement.

______________________________________________________________________

Notary Public

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