Gershuny v. Gershuny

In 2001, in New York, Jerry Heller, impersonating a rabbi, presided over the marriage of Robert Gershuny and Kim Gershuny. Heller had fraudulently performed hundreds of marriages in the state. In 2002, the New York legislature passed legislation providing that any ceremony performed by Heller shall be deemed valid and legal from the date the ceremony took place. In 2014, Robert filed an action seeking dissolution of the parties’ marriage. The trial court granted Kim’s motion to dismiss, concluding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to dissolve the marriage because, under Connecticut law, no marriage existed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court failed to give full faith and credit to the 2002 New York legislation, which rendered the marriage valid under the laws of Connecticut. Remanded. View "Gershuny v. Gershuny" on Justia Law