Over 6000 churches have left the United Methodist Church denomination, the bulk of which occurred this past June 2023 through the Annual Conference season. In
In case after case, the Supreme Court has protected religious schools from various forms of government discrimination. In 2002, the Supreme Court held in Zelman v.
On May 5, 2023, The Honorable Terry Green, Los Angeles Circuit Court Judge entered a judgment dismissing a religious property lawsuit filed by the Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad denomination (“the KPCA”), against the individual session / board of director members of Young-Nak Church Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles, California and Young-Nak Church. This religious property dispute over a 9,000-member congregation having vast real estate holdings near downtown Los Angeles was largely premised on Young-Nak Church’s disaffiliation from the KPCA and its subsequent efforts to maintain rights to control its own property.
We have had the distinct honor and experience in successfully litigating religious property disputes throughout the United States and helping local churches out of the
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, a Hillsborough County (Tampa), Florida jury reached a verdict and found for Bayshore Christian School in its long pending litigation
Minimum off-street parking requirements have been around for decades. Their purpose is to alleviate traffic congestion as well as reduce street and spillover parking. While
The percentage of Americans in search of senior housing alternatives continues to increase. Fortunately, many churches and faith communities are stepping up to meet the
On October 8, 2022, Dalton & Tomich attorney Noel Sterett will present a workshop at the 2022 Christian Legal Society National Conference entitled “Resolving Church
Wespath released a report confirming that its pension plan for clergy of the United Methodist is FULLY FUNDED. In the Wespath report, you will see the
According to the United States Supreme Court, the determination of whether the Methodist Trust clause is a question that is to be decided on a
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