The Mahdavis civilly married in West Virginia in 1986, and then held a second, religious-based marriage ceremony at the Islamic Education Center in Washington, D.C. The parties agreed that this religious-based marriage included a provision, in their Islamic marriage contract, for a mahr of 100 gold … Read More about Case Update (22 May 2023): Mahdavi v. Mahdavi; caution when settling a civil divorce suit when there may be a companion religious divorce needed
Case Update (2021): Grossman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; recognition of foreign divorce
This fascinating case came before the U.S. Tax Court, which handed down its decision on May 27, 2021, concluding that Ms. Ziona Grossman, the third wife of Mr. Semone Grossman, was his surviving spouse under the Internal Revenue Code. The facts are a bit convoluted. Mr. Grossman married his first … Read More about Case Update (2021): Grossman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; recognition of foreign divorce