From Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 13:33 EDT
A bill by Florida state Sen. Alan Hays (R) that narrowly cleared a key Senate committee on Monday night, written with the intent of preventing U.S. courts from recognizing Islamic Sharia law, would mostly just cause serious problems for Jews trying to get courts to enforce divorce settlements.
It’s not likely a consequence Hays intended, but groups like the Anti-Defamation League and the National Council of Jewish Women warned in testimony ahead of the vote that it would interfere with Jewish divorce settlements, making them technically invalid in the eyes of the law.
“This legislation… could undermine Florida’s strong reputation and track record as a center for trade with Israel and other nations” and “serve as an incentive for them to take their business elsewhere,” an attorney for the Florida Anti-Defamation League told the committee, according to The Palm Beach Post.
