Supreme Court of Connecticut
Tilsen v. Benson
September 5, 2023347 Conn. 758
Summary
The court affirmed the denial of enforcement of the parties’ ketubah and upheld the dissolution court’s financial orders. It held that enforcing the ketubah would violate the Establishment Clause because its vague provisions and conflicting rabbinical opinions would require the court to determine what Jewish law requires concerning support and property division, and that nonenforcement did not violate the plaintiff’s Free Exercise rights. The court also upheld the imputation of $202,100 in earning capacity, the deferred distribution of future real-estate payments, and the alimony award.