Can a rabbinical court that deals with child custody and visitation rights prevent a secular non-custodial parent from seeing his son or daughter on Saturdays because he/she does do not observe the Sabbath according to the Jewish religion ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 06 June, 2022Yes – the rabbinical court can take into account parents’ religious observance when setting visitation rights if it decides the child is likely to be confused by the very different lifestyles of the mother and father.